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FJHS defeats Kentwood, 16-6

FJHS Quarterback D'Kari Williams is shown picking up a first down Tuesday as the Falcons took a 16-6 win over Kentwood Jr. High. Look for complete details in the next edition of The Era-Leader.

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FJHS picks up a win over Kentwood

Thu,08/28/25-2:03PM, 1,239 Reads
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Take me out to the ballgame

By CECILY BATEMAN CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,06/26/25-6:50PM, 1,238 Reads
"If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery." ----Babe Ruth
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You couldn’t help but like Pope Francis

Wed,04/23/25-2:04PM, 1,230 Reads 23,232 Statewide
A Catholic pope has none of the levers of power that leaders of nation states possess, such as a standing military or an industrial apparatus.
A pope’s power rests solely on the 2,000-year-old religious institution’s moral authority, and its 1.3 billion followers the world over.
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Bus drivers seek equal pay recognition at school board meeting

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,08/21/25-10:35AM, 1,229 Reads
The Washington Parish School Board held its first meeting of the 2025-26 school term on August 14. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes from the July 10 regular meeting were approved.
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