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Winners selected in Chamber's fall decorating contest

The Washington Chamber’s 2026 Fall Decorating Contest attracted 41 entries. Chamber officials said the high quality of the exhibits made . . .

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With win over Pine, FJHS captures parish championship

The Franklinton Junior High Falcons defeated the Pine Raiders 20-0 for the 2026 Washington Parish Junior High Championship last week . . .

Coaches comment on the results

Game of the Week - Independence (6-0)) at Amite (5-1) Back in the late 90's and early 2000's this was . . .

Early predictions indicate nice weather for the fair

Excitement is building in Washington Parish. It’s almost time for the 2026 Washington Parish Fair! After fortunately avoiding any bad . . .

A biblical family is anti-cultural, Part 8

Ephesians 5:18-6:4 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it," Ephesians 5:25 . . .

Pie Society Pizza won Best In Show

LeAnn Rimes, main stage headliner

Rev. Jimmy Oalmann

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Coaches comment on the results
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Thu,10/15/26-6:29PM , 3,345 Reads
Game of the Week - Independence (6-0)) at Amite (5-1) Back in the late 90's and early 2000's this was a standing room only and four deep around the fence knock down dragout game!
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LeAnn Rimes, main stage headliner

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Early predictions indicate nice weather for the fair
Thu,10/15/26-6:41PM , 317 Reads
Excitement is building in Washington Parish. It’s almost time for the 2026 Washington Parish Fair!
After fortunately avoiding any bad side effects last week from Hurricane Isaias, fair organizers are now looking for picture-perfect weather for next week’s Fair.
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High School Football Scores, Oct. 15 & 16
Sun,10/18/26-3:07PM , 904 Reads
High School football scores, Oct. 15 & 16

Franklinton 49 Pearl River 14

Pine 50 Northlake Christian 0

Bowling Green 44 Centreville Aca 7

Catholic Point Coupee 51 Varnado 14

Bens Ford 49 Pentriss Christian 24
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Sylvest Cabin at the Fairgrounds.

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Sylvest family is the genealogy exhibit at 2026 fair
Thu,10/15/26-1:26PM , 462 Reads
This year at the Washington Parish Fair, the family genealogy exhibit will feature the Emmanuel
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Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

76°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 78°F
Min Temp: 46°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 40°F
Humidity: 74%
Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sunset: 6:24 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: E
Wind Gust: 14 mph
Sky Cover: 5%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°F
Moon Rise: 2:44 PM
Moon Set: NA

Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.

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