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Letlow and Davis win U.S. Senate run-offs in Washington Parish and statewide

Julia Letlow, who has represented Washington Parish in Congress since 2021, won in both the parish and statewide Saturday to . . .

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Family histories and genealogies at the Varnado Store Museum

A new exhibit for July and August at the museum will feature family histories and genealogies. The public is asked . . .

Blueberry pruning demonstration is next Wednesday

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Letlow and Davis win U.S. Senate run-offs in Washington Parish and statewide
Sun,06/28/26-9:33AM , 298 Reads
Julia Letlow, who has represented Washington Parish in Congress since 2021, won in both the parish and statewide Saturday to claim the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
She defeated StateTreasurer John Fleming in Saturday’s run-off.
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Parish Council tackled lengthy agenda at recent meeting
By TONI TAGEANT
Thu,06/25/26-6:38PM , 250 Reads
A meeting of the Washington Parish Council was held on Monday, June 15.
Following the opening of the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes were approved from the June 1 Regular Council meeting.
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Almost 400 youngsters were in WPSO summer camp
Thu,06/25/26-6:34PM , 269 Reads
Almost 400 young people from across Washington Parish gathered at Pine High School last week for the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Unity Youth Summer Camp.
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Family histories and genealogies at the Varnado Store Museum
Thu,06/25/26-6:27PM , 161 Reads
A new exhibit for July and August at the museum will feature family histories and genealogies.
The public is asked to participate by sharing their own family trees with genealogy books, photographs, etc. to be loaned to the museum for the two-month long display.
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