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Who pays the FEMA bill?

By CHRISTOPHER REVES CHRISTOPHER REVES
Tue,06/24/25-1:26PM, 734 Reads 24,214 Statewide
Hurricane prediction is getting good. Good enough to matter, good enough to warn people about the little things as well as the big things. Good enough to save lives, which is the real yardstick.
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Council contracts with company to inspect and maintain Franklinton's fire hydrants

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,05/01/25-6:08PM, 733 Reads
Franklinton Mayor Darwin Sharp and the Board of Aldermen met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 22. The Mayor gave the invocation and Alderman Randy Reed led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. The Board then voted to approve the minutes of the March 25 and the April 8 meetings.
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Rebecca June Kennedy, 68

Thu,09/11/25-3:11PM, 729 Reads
Rebecca June Kennedy, 68, of Covington, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025. Born July 17, 1957, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, June spent her childhood in Franklinton, Louisiana, graduating from Franklinton High School in 1974. June lived a life marked by creativity, compassion and an unwavering love for all people.
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Letter writer commends Franklinton police, questions absence of aldermen

Thu,04/17/25-3:04PM, 727 Reads
Editor, The Era-Leader:
Franklinton Strong.... but not because of a Mardi Gras parade...
What was seen by many at the town council meeting April 8th, was in a word “great”!
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