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Franklinton, Pine move on to the regionals in state baseball playoffs

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Garden of the Month for Franklinton is named
Thu,04/16/26-4:30PM , 321 Reads
The Garden of The Month is at the home of the late Tanda Schilling, 1013 Evan Street, Franklinton.
Tanda is no longer with us, but before she passed away she took tremendous pride in the appearance of her yard, and she is well-deserving of the “Pride in Franklinton” honor.

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Residents appeal cell tower decision to parish council
By TONI TAGEANT
Thu,04/16/26-6:16PM , 302 Reads
The Washington Parish Council met on Monday, April 6.
The minutes of the March 23 meeting were approved and the Council then heard an appeal filed March 18 concerning the decision of the Washington Parish Planning Commission on March 17 in the matter of a Conditional Use Permit Application proposing a new cell tower.
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Easter egg hunt is held at Franklinton library
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For the first Storytime in April, the Franklinton Branch Library held their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Over twenty children attended. Mrs. Jennifer read stories about birds and parties since April marks the library's 80th birthday and birds lay the eggs for the hunt.
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State inmate reimbursement increase still doesn't meet the total cost, says sheriff
Thu,04/16/26-6:13PM , 269 Reads
A bill to raise the daily reimbursement rate for housing state inmates advanced with broad bipartisan support last week, as Louisiana lawmakers seek to ease financial pressure on local correctional facilities while acknowledging the increase still falls short of covering true costs.
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Franklinton, Pine move on to the regionals in state baseball playoffs

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Both Franklinton and Pine were successful in the first round of the state baseball playoffs, and both teams will move on into the regionals next week.

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