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Martha Ann Davis is is 2021 Mile Branch Settlement Honoree

The Mile Branch Settlement (Settlement) thrives due to the hard work of volunteers in Washington Parish. Martha "Ann" Davis, 2021 . . .

Mount Hermon track star is honored

Mt. Hermon Student Amuriel Williams, currently a senior, was honored at halftime of the MHS Homecoming Football Game, for her . . .

Donald Folse --- A Very Deserving 2021 Fair Honoree

Tracey Ladner of The Era-Leader staff had a very simple assignment: Get a good photo of Washington Parish Fair Building . . .

Folsom man, 38, convicted of trying to kill his parents

District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Thursday, October 14th, a St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously found Rudy Emanuel Melerine . . .

FJHS announces homecoming court

FJHS will host the Varnado Wildcats for the annual homecoming on Tuesday, November 9th. Homecoming ceremonies will begin at 5:15 . . .

Donald Folse is shown working to rebuild the Sylvest Cabin, which was badly damaged in the March tornado.

UTEP wins fourth straight, smothers Louisiana Tech, 19-3
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 11:49 PM, 13 Reads
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Deion Hankins ran for two first-quarter touchdowns and Texas-El Paso earned its fourth-straight win, rolling past Louisiana Tech, 19-3 in a Conference USA battle on Saturday night.

Gavin Hardison completed 19 of 29 passes for 283 yards and had one pass picked off. Jacob Cowing caught nine passes for 166 yards.
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UL Monroe upsets Liberty, 31-28 on late 53-yard field goal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 10:13 PM, 11 Reads
MONROE, La. (AP) — Calum Sutherland kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal with under two minutes to play and Mark Williams preserved the victory with an interception as Louisiana-Monroe upset Liberty, 31-28 on Saturday night.
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Strike dodged with deal between film and TV crews, studios
By ANDREW DALTON - AP Entertainment Writer
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 07:14 PM, 16 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.
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Funeral held for Louisiana trooper killed during ambush
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 04:17 PM, 11 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A funeral was held Saturday for a Louisiana State Police trooper who was shot to death in an ambush a week earlier.
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UTEP wins fourth straight, smothers Louisiana Tech, 19-3

UL Monroe upsets Liberty, 31-28 on late 53-yard field goal

Strike dodged with deal between film and TV crews, studios

Funeral held for Louisiana trooper killed during ambush

LSU wins, Pine wins, FHS wins --- FOOTBALL SCORES

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