The public is invited to attend a Republican “Meet the Candidates” event in Franklinton this Saturday (May 18) from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The event will be held at 1010 Bene Street, two blocks east of Glynn’s Drive-In, across the street from the Washington Parish Health Unit.
Plenty of photos from the graduation ceremonies for local high schools are inside this week's edition of The Era-Leader (5/15/19). Shown above is the hat toss at the FHS graduation ceremony last week. Due to the heavy rainfall, the FHS ceremony had to be moved to the Rodeo Arena at the Fairgrounds.
PHOTO ABOVE SHOWS THE SUSPECTED THIEVES LOADING STOLEN MERCHANDISE INTO THEIR CAR.
Heavy rainfall late last week and into the weekend resulted in numerous Washington Parish roads being closed due to high water.
Whitney Landon McNeese, 35, a resident of Highway 438 north of Franklinton, began his 16th stay in the Washington Parish Jail after his arrest on May 3, 2019.
McNeese is being held on a $10,000 bond for two counts of burglary and one count of failure to appear in court.
For the past several years I have, often at Easter time, featured a local church.
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