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Editorial:: It's time to move past 2020
Tue,02/01/22-6:36PM , 8,682 Reads 46,663 Statewide
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Public Service Commission's approval expected to bring lower rates for WST members
Fri,01/28/22-1:35PM , 9,797 Reads
This week, 1803 Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s application for approval of power purchase agreements and cost recovery to begin in 2025 was heard and approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC). The approval is expected to bring lower rates to the members of Washington-St.
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Man charged with stealing mail north of Franklinton
Thu,01/27/22-6:18PM , 1,253 Reads
On Wednesday, January 26, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Old Columbia Road north of Franklinton in reference to reports of a male looking inside residential mailboxes. When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered Brad Joseph Wright, Jr., 34, checking the inside of a mailbox that did not belong to him.
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Three unrestrained children hurt in Pearl River crash
Thu,01/27/22-6:15PM , 1,173 Reads
Pearl River – On Wednesday of this week (January 26), shortly after 3:30 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a single-vehicle crash on I-59 north of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The crash resulted in five injuries.
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