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Ricardo Burris fights for yards, holding off two Jennings defenders. PHOTO BY CALEB MULINA

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Franklinton moves into state quarterfinals with 40-14 win over Jennings

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Wed,11/26/25-3:39PM, 1,502 Reads
The Franklinton Demons football team rolled over their regional round playoff opponent last Friday in Demon Stadium. The Demons took a close game at halftime and rolled to a blowout win over the Jennings Bulldogs, 40-14.
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Mayor Tyrin Truong

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Grand jury indictment dramatically increased legal problems of young Bogalusa mayor

Thu,10/30/25-5:54PM, 1,494 Reads
The legal problems of Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong increased dramatically on Thursday (October 30) of this week when a Washington Parish Grand Jury indicted the mayor on multiple corruption charges.
He was arrested this past January by state police during a drug trafficking investigation.
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James Darrell Dykes, 64

Thu,04/30/26-8:34PM, 1,494 Reads
James Darrell Dykes, age 64, a resident of Franklinton passed away Monday morning April 20, 2026 at his home. He was retired after a 27 year career as a correctional officer at Rayburn Correctional Center, where he served as a member of the Fire Brigade team.
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Gary Brumfield pulls in a pass for the Pine Raiders in the Albany game. PHOTO BY ANNA POLK

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Pine throttles Albany to move record to 5-1

Thu,10/16/25-5:36PM, 1,488 Reads
Pine rolled up a strong 50-22 district win over Albany last Friday. Now the Raiders are focused on this week’s district game at always tough Amite.
(Note: The Amite game will be Thursday evening, not Friday.)
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