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Who's running in the November 3 election?

These candidates will be on ALL ballots in Washington Parish --U. S. Senator Vote for 1 "Jamie" Davis, Democrat Julia . . .

New Queens of the Washington Parish Fair

Presly Phillips of Pine High School was selected Wednesday evening as the new Queen of the Washington Parish Fair. She . . .

Let's look at the playoff situation

Parish Playoff Picture - The parish playoff picture was made a little clearer after last week's games. Still a lot . . .

High School Scores for October 30

High School football scores for October 30, 2026 Salmen 42, Franklinton 26 Columbia Academy 35, Bowling Green 0 Pine 20 . . .

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High School Scores for October 30
Sat,10/31/26-4:26PM , 208 Reads
High School football scores for October 30, 2026

Salmen 42, Franklinton 26

Columbia Academy 35, Bowling Green 0

Pine 20, St. Thomas Aquinas 0

Central Private 39, Varnado 14

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Smoke alarms saved West Monroe family. Have you tested your alarms?
Fri,10/30/26-11:54AM , 169 Reads
Newly installed smoke alarms saved a family of seven after a fire broke out in their West Monroe rental home.

The fire started in the middle of the night during September. The alarms woke a 15-year-old girl, who alerted her mother, Brittany Uzzle, and the rest of the household, allowing everyone to escape.

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New Queens of the Washington Parish Fair
Thu,10/29/26-6:00PM , 151 Reads
Presly Phillips of Pine High School was selected Wednesday evening as the new Queen of the Washington Parish Fair. She is shown above at right with the new Teen Queen of the Fair, Anna Kate Smith.

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Curt Bush is marshal for FHS homecoming parade
Thu,10/29/26-5:57PM , 97 Reads
Franklinton High School’s annual Homecoming parade will roll on Thursday, October 29 at 4:30 p.m.
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Franklinton, 70438, LA

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Current Temp

67°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 83°F
Min Temp: 66°F
Feels Like: 72°F
Dew Point: 70°F
Humidity: 100%
Sunrise: 6:15 AM
Sunset: 5:12 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 12 mph
Sky Cover: 75%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°F
Moon Rise: 11:42 PM
Moon Set: 12:50 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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