Skip to main content

User account menu

  • Log in
  • Rss
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Shopping cart 0
Cart

Search

Search
Home The Era-Leader
  • Post
    • Leaderboard
    • Post Dashboard
    • Payment Settings
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Monthly Website Statistics
    • Submit News
    • About Us
    • FAQ's
    • Newspaper Rates
    • Our History
    • Privacy Policy
  • Most Recent
  • More News
    • Cartoons
    • Crime
    • Documents
    • Features
    • Politics
    • Public Notices
    • Videos
  • Sports
  • E-Editions
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Comments
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Polls
    • Submit a Letter to the Editor
  • Advertising
    • Ad Rates
    • Ad Staff
  • Calendar
  • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
  • Social
    • Anniversaries/Birthdays
    • Engagements/Weddings
    • Schools
    • Submit an Anniversary
    • Submit a Birth
    • Submit an Engagement
    • Submit School News
    • Submit a Wedding
  • Subscribe

Domain menu for The Era-Leader (mobile)

  • Post
    • Leaderboard
    • Post Dashboard
    • Payment Settings
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Monthly Website Statistics
    • Submit News
    • About Us
    • FAQ's
    • Newspaper Rates
    • Our History
    • Privacy Policy
  • Most Recent
  • More News
  • Sports
  • E-Editions
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Comments
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Polls
    • Submit a Letter to the Editor
  • Advertising
  • Calendar
  • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
  • Social
    • Anniversaries/Birthdays
    • Engagements/Weddings
    • Schools
    • Submit an Anniversary
    • Submit a Birth
    • Submit an Engagement
    • Submit School News
    • Submit a Wedding
  • Subscribe

Today's Top Stories

Missing man is found dead

On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a mis

Vaccines available for age 70 and up

COVID vaccines are available or will be available soon for ages 70 and up by appointment at Creels Pharmacy in Pine (985) 848-5555, Sumrall Pharmacy in Angie (985) 986-4433, the Bogalusa Health Un

Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed
 
Franklinton police chief to be released by new mayor

Franklinton police chief Justin Brown has been informed that he will not be retained in his position by the new mayor, Greg Route.

RMC staffers receive COVID vaccine

Vaccine to prevent Coronavirus arrived in Washington Parish last week.

  • Missing man is found dead

    READ MORE > 652 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 04:13 PM

    On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a missing man, Matthew Cade Dillon.  On January 19, Dillon’s body was discovered in a wooded area off of Jim Edwards Road, west of Franklinton in the Richa

    Click Here to Read More

  • Parish man arrested after fighting with deputy

    READ MORE > 4,486 Reads
    On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 05:43 PM

    On January 13, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jay Dupre responded to a call for assistance west of Bogalusa. Arriving at the residence, Sgt. Dupre discovered the homeowner had been physically attacked by an intruder who had fled the scene. The intruder was identified as Damion J. Smith, 29, a resident of Highway 60

    Click Here to Read More

  • Traffic stops produces drugs and a pistol

    READ MORE > 410 Reads
    On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 05:39 PM

    Late in the evening of January 14, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kyle Stogner and Detectives Raymond Myers and Chad Cassard were on criminal patrol near Angie when they spotted a vehicle which had been driven through a stop sign without stopping.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Vaccines available for age 70 and up

    READ MORE > 443 Reads
    On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 05:03 PM

    COVID vaccines are available or will be available soon for ages 70 and up by appointment at Creels Pharmacy in Pine (985) 848-5555, Sumrall Pharmacy in Angie (985) 986-4433, the Bogalusa Health Unit (985) 732-6615, and the Franklinton Health Unit (985) 839-5646. More information can be found at the Dept.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed

    By By JOHNNIE DANIEL, READ MORE > 1,511 Reads
    On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 12:49 PM
     

    Click Here to Read More

  • Angie area man arrested for drugs

    READ MORE > 618 Reads
    On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 02:03 PM

    On January 7, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Kyle Stogner and Detective Chad Cassard were patrolling in the Angie area when they observed a vehicle stopped in the middle of Highway 1071.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Irresponsibility of capitol attack

    By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 461 Reads
    On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 01:45 PM

    Hopes for a much calmer 2021 compared to 2020 were quickly dampened by the horrific attack on our nation’s U. S. Capitol Building.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Special election set to replace Luke Letlow

    READ MORE > 3,503 Reads
    On Sat, 01/09/2021 - 02:45 PM

    In a tragic turn of events, Washington Parish's newly elected U.S. Congressman passed away last week, shortly before he would have been sworn into office.
    Luke Letlow, age 41, was a victim of Coronavirus, one of the 7,537 Louisiana residents who have died of the infectious disease since the pandemic struck early in 2020.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Franklinton police chief to be released by new mayor

    READ MORE > 9,058 Reads
    On Sat, 01/09/2021 - 02:15 PM

    Franklinton police chief Justin Brown has been informed that he will not be retained in his position by the new mayor, Greg Route.

    Sources indicated that Route plans to release Brown and bring back former Police Chief Olander Smith to replace Brown.

    Click Here to Read More

  • 2 elected officials at their final Franklinton Council meeting

    READ MORE > 10,625 Reads
    On Mon, 12/28/2020 - 11:05 AM

    The Franklinton Mayor and Board of Aldermen held their last regular-season meeting of the year on December 8, 2020. The final gavel of this meeting represented the end of two public servants with a total of 34 years of service to Franklinton. Mayor Richard Dillon and Alderman John Daniel were each defeated in the November 3, 2020 election.

    Click Here to Read More

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last ›

Missing man is found dead

READ MORE > 652 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 04:13 PM

On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a missing man, Matthew Cade Dillon.  On January 19, Dillon’s body was discovered in a wooded area off of Jim Edwards Road, west of Franklinton in the Richa

  • Click Here to Read More about Missing man is found dead

Social

Wedding? Engagement? Club Meeting? We want to know!!

The Era-Leader welcomes any and all news and photos of general interest to our readers!

Sports

Record early voting in Washington Parish ends, election is Tuesday

With interest in the November 3 election at sky-high levels, record-breaking early voting has ended… READ MORE

Donate to help Hurricane Laura victims
Former Bogalusa Chamber director indicted for theft
C. Corkern Road resident arrested for various offenses
Another arrest in Franklinton arson case
Louisiana frontline workers can apply for $250 rebate starting Wednesday

Community Calendar

All Events Submissions Welcome
Submit Your Event
View All Events

No events found.

Obituaries

Most Recent

Missing man is found dead

On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a… READ MORE

Parish man arrested after fighting with deputy
Traffic stops produces drugs and a pistol
Vaccines available for age 70 and up
Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed
Angie area man arrested for drugs

Most Read News Article

  • Week
  • Month
  • Year
  • All Time

Parish man arrested after fighting with deputy

On January 13, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jay Dupre responded to a call for… READ MORE

Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed
Missing man is found dead
Vaccines available for age 70 and up
Traffic stops produces drugs and a pistol

2 elected officials at their final Franklinton Council meeting

The Franklinton Mayor and Board of Aldermen held their last regular-season meeting of the year on… READ MORE

Franklinton police chief to be released by new mayor
Parish man arrested after fighting with deputy
RMC staffers receive COVID vaccine
Special election set to replace Luke Letlow
Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed

Washington Parish School System has procedure for when COVID strikes

With a total of 1,654 cases of Coronavirus reported in the parish as of October 2, it shouldn’t be… READ MORE

President's illness reminds us: COVID is still here
Some precincts have new voting location
Fall Festival Decorating Contest is on despite lack of a fair
we were insulted and disrespected
Drugs found in plain sight, man arrested

Washington Parish School System has procedure for when COVID strikes

With a total of 1,654 cases of Coronavirus reported in the parish as of October 2, it shouldn’t be… READ MORE

President's illness reminds us: COVID is still here
Some precincts have new voting location
Fall Festival Decorating Contest is on despite lack of a fair
we were insulted and disrespected
Drugs found in plain sight, man arrested

Sign Up for Notifications of Local Breaking News

Start E-mail NotificationsStop E-mail NotificationsStart Mobile NotificationsStop Mobile Notifications

Community Poll

Submit Your Poll
View All Polls
No polls found.

Opinion:

Irresponsibility of capitol attack

Hopes for a much calmer 2021 compared to 2020 were quickly dampened by the horrific attack on our… READ MORE

Of face masks and seatbelts
The Sugar Kettle
The times are changing
we were insulted and disrespected
We won't always be lucky, but we can always be prepared

Weddings and Engagements

Copyright 2020 • The Era-Leader
1137 Main St. • Franklinton, LA 70438 • (985) 839-9077

Emmerich Newspapers proudly serve the following Mississippi communities:

Click on the city name to visit its website.

ACKERMAN • CARROLLTON • CHARLESTON • CLARKSDALE • COLUMBIA • EUPORA • FOREST • GREENVILLE • GREENWOOD • GRENADA • HATTIESBURG • JACKSON • KOSCIUSKO • INDIANOLA • LOUISVILLE • MAGEE • MENDENHALL • McCOMB • NEWTON • PETAL • QUITMAN • SENATOBIA • WINONA • YAZOO CITY

As well as: DUMAS, Ark. • TALLULAH, La • FRANKLINTON, La.

For more information on how to extend your advertising message to these communities, click here.