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A repaved section of Carter Street is shown Thursday, not long before the street finally re-opened.

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Lengthy Carter Street closure coming to an end in Franklinton

Thu,08/21/25-4:35PM, 920 Reads
After months of being closed, Carter Street finally re-opened this past week. Workers finished up the repaving of a small stretch of the street on Thursday of this week. Carter Street runs from Main Street to Harrison Street and it's a major access corridor for East Acres.
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Raeshell Leann Seal, 32

Wed,01/07/26-5:43PM, 920 Reads
Raeshell Leann Seal, 32, a resident of Franklinton passed away Friday morning January 2, 2026 at the Touro Hospital in New Orleans following a lengthy illness. She was a Class of 2013 graduate of Franklinton High School where she served four years with the Marine Corps-Junior ROTC program.
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2025 Washington Parish Junior High School Students of the Year are named

Thu,05/08/25-12:43PM, 918 Reads

The 2025 Washington Parish Junior High School Students of the Year are, from left to right: Reedan Smith, Mt. Hermon School; Mattie McCormick, Pine Junior High; Isabella Ikerd, Franklinton Junior High; and Brody Forbes, Varnado High School.
Isabella Ikerd was selected as the overall Parish Junior High School Student of the Year.
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Franklinton native Russell Richardson is new president of St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation

Wed,08/13/25-7:24PM, 917 Reads
St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation has named Franklinton native Russell Richardson as its new President and Chief Executive Officer following a national search. He will succeed Chris Masingill, who has led the organization for seven years.
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Lengthy Carter Street closure coming to an end in Franklinton

Raeshell Leann Seal, 32

2025 Washington Parish Junior High School Students of the Year are named

Franklinton native Russell Richardson is new president of St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation

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