Most Recent News | The Era-Leader

Jim Brown

free content

Searching to find the good lord and my legacy
By Jim Brown
Wed,09/27/23-4:44PM , 320 Reads

Click Here to Read More
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Pine Junior High defeats Franklinton Junior High in football
By DAMON SMITH
Wed,09/27/23-4:17PM , 477 Reads
The Franklinton Junior High Falcons football team dropped a close, hard fought game against the Pine Junior High Raiders last Tuesday in Demon Stadium. After the dust settled the Falcons were on the wrong end of a 16-14 score, placing them behind the Raiders in the standings for the parish junior high championship game.
Click Here to Read More
Bowling Green quarterback LJ Jenkins scrambles for yardage in the Columbia Academy game. PHOTO BY COURTNEY SCHILLING

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Bowling Green celebrates homecoming with nice 35-0 win
Wed,09/27/23-4:14PM , 1,186 Reads
After a spirit filled Homecoming week themed "BEAT the Cougars", the Bowling Green Buccaneers accomplished just that, to BEAT the Columbia Academy Cougars from Columbia, Mississippi 35-0 last Friday night. The current Buccaneer standing in MAIS District 3-4A is 2-0 with an overall 5-2 record.
Click Here to Read More
Jairon Clark takes down the Denham Springs ballcarrier PHOTO BY CALEB MULINA

free content

FHS Demons suffer big loss to Denham Springs
By DAMON SMITH
Wed,09/27/23-4:06PM , 1,452 Reads
The Franklinton Demons football team dropped a game against the 5A Denham Springs Yellow Jackets last Friday on the road, 53-28. The loss drops the Demons record to 1-3 on the season with one game to go before district action begins.
Click Here to Read More

The E-Edition

June 24, 2026

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

87°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 93°F
Min Temp: 74°F
Feels Like: 98°F
Dew Point: 75°F
Humidity: 85%
Sunrise: 5:58 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 31%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 75°F
Moon Rise: 3:46 PM
Moon Set: 1:57 AM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Hourly Forecast

7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.