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3 months ago
Callie Foreman
When one looks back on the span of a lifetime the days all seem to run together. Short of a birthday, holiday, wedding, or funeral most days begin much the same and end much the same. This is not such a bad thing. Routine can be reassuring and having raised children who now have children most mothers can agree that "no news is good news." In fact, an uneventful day can be a blessing.
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3 months ago
Pictured Left to Right: Jimmy Seibert, CEO, April Ard, RRT, Kandi James, RN, Critical Care Director, Melissa Graham, BS, MLS(ASCP) Microbiology Specialist, Brittany Dillon, BSN, RN, Director of Infection Control & Prevention, Liz Dunaway, BS, MLS (ASCP) Assistant Laboratory Director, Kristian Boyette, MHA, MLS (ASCP) Blood Bank Specialist, Jeffrey Vince, BS, MLS (ASCP) Laboratory Director, Taryn Marchese, BSN, RN, CNO, Crystal Lyons, RRT, Director of Clinical Operations, Dewayne Provost, RRT, Cardiopulmonary Supervisor, and Misty Thomas, RRT.
Riverside Medical Center is proud to announce that our laboratory has successfully completed its recent re-accreditation survey by The Joint Commission with zero deficiencies. This outstanding achievement demonstrates that our laboratory not only meets, but consistently upholds the highest standards in diagnostic accuracy, specimen handling, documentation, staff competency, and quality assurance processes.
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3 months ago
Jim Brown
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has stirred up a hornet’s nest back in the Bayou State over his Facebook comments of eating a Louisiana delicacy. The Senator had this to say: “Found this raccoon in my backyard. We ate him for breakfast.” He even included a photo of the raccoon. And his Facebook friends went nuts with comments. Who on earth would even consider eating a raccoon?
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3 months 1 week ago
The Regular Meeting of the Franklinton Mayor and Board of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, February 10 Following the approval of minutes of the January 13 Regular Meeting, the Board addressed nine items of new business.
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3 months 1 week ago
The Washington Parish Council met on Monday, February 9. The meeting began late after a Personnel Committee meeting ran forty minutes late attempting to navigate ongoing issues with Fire District #7. Council President Reginald McMasters stepped in at 6:10 pm to end the Personnel meeting and begin the Regular Meeting. This meeting was prefaced with a brief public hearing on an ordinance to amend Ordinance No.
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3 months 1 week ago
The Washington Parish School Board met on Thursday, February 12 at Varnado High School. Following the call to order students from VHS led the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and a clarinet rendition of the National Anthem.
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3 months 1 week ago
Marcel Chauvin, age 66, drowned in an old gravel pit near Enon on Tuesday after the kayak he was fishing from flipped. A witness said that after the kayak flipped Chauvin tried to get back in but his hand slipped and he went underwater and did not re-surface.
The gravel pit where the drowning occurred is very close to the Bogue Chitto River.
Efforts to rescue Chauvin were unsuccessful.
The accident occurred about noon on Tuesday and his body was recovered from the gravel pit Tuesday evening.
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3 months 1 week ago
"The lawyers dwell on small details." ---- Don Henley in "The End of the Innocence."\
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3 months 1 week ago
Blake Orman, center, poses with the Franklinton Demons baseball team after throwing out the first pitch to open the 2026 season.
PHOTO BY RAYNELLE BUFFINET
Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for opening day on Monday, February 9th was former Demon #11 Blake Orman.
Blake is a 2006 graduate of FHS and played baseball for four years.
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Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for the Franklinton Demons on Friday, February 13 was Hunter Maxwell.
In 2015 then Coach Jeff Tageant was contacted about two transfer students who played baseball. Over his career, this didn't always equate to good players, but brothers Hunter and Garrett Maxwell proved this wrong. Hunter played for two years and primarily pitched for the Demons. He became known for his grit and competitiveness on the mound. He threw hard and put his all into every pitch.
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3 months 1 week ago
Kaden Breaux of FHS waits for a good pitch.
PHOTO BY RAYNELLE BUFFINET
The Franklinton Demons baseball team won their regular season opener last Monday at Demon Diamond, 13-0 in a run rule shortened game against the Kentwood Kangaroos.
The Kangaroos put a runner on in the first but he was thrown out attempting to steal second. This would be their only hit of the game. The Demons scored in the bottom of the first as Kaden Breaux drew a walk, was bunted over to second and drove home by Bryce Barber's single for a 1-0 lead.
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3 months 1 week ago
Parker Decarlo waits on third, ready to run to home plate.
PHOTO BY RAYNELLE BUFFINET
The Franklinton Demons baseball team held a home game last Friday at Demon Diamond against the 5A Ponchatoula Green Wave and came away with a thrilling 9-8 victory. The win moves the Demons record to 2-2 on the season.
The Green Wave went up 2-1 in the first inning before the Demons tied it in the second. The Demons then took the lead in the third 5-2 before the Green Wave took the lead 6-5 in the top of the fourth. The Demons tied the game in the bottom before taking a 7-6 lead in the fifth.
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3 months 1 week ago
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In the continuing effort to encourage “Pride In Franklinton” a local business and a local homeowner’s yard and garden have been recognized.
Shown above is Citizens Savings Bank on Main Street in Franklinton. In the photo are manager Benny Burris, Jared Varnado, Haley Sea, and Kelley Brooks.
Next photo (click arrow) is the yard of Ray and Kay Williams at 1114 Lynwood Drive in Franklinton.
The monthly awards are sponsored by the Town of Franklinton, the Home & Garden Club, and the Chamber of Commerce.
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3 months 1 week ago
Update:
Late Tuesday evening, the deceased victim was removed from the water and turned over to the Washington Parish Coroner's office. The victim was identified as 66-year-old Marcel Chauvin of Marrero.
Original article:
Washington Parish Sheriff's deputies were searching an old gravel pit in the Enon area Tuesday afternoon for the body of a man believed to have drowned.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
MCCA Parade
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
High Temp 75 degrees
55% chance p.m. Showers
Pepe Parade
2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15
High Temp 65 degrees
38% chance a.m. Showers,
Likely clearing by parade time
Mardi Gras Day
Tuesday, Feb. 17
High Temp 74 degrees
Slight chance of showers
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3 months 2 weeks ago
At the February meeting of the Washington Parish Free Fair Executive Board and Committee Chairs, two schools were recognized for their participation in the Corporate Sponsor Committee's Ribbon Sponsor program. Money raised by the schools is used to purchase ribbons for school-aged participants in the fair's various contests. In the photo above from left to right are Erin Galloway, Principal at Byrd Avenue Primary School; Ty Dillon, Corporate Sponsor committee member; and Kayla Sabel, Principal at Franklinton Primary School.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by Steve Kuperstock, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Work is under way to block the view of the new Lee Street recycling facility.
Concerns about a new metal recycling business in Franklinton have apparently lessened in recent weeks as the owners of the business have started implementing their plan to improve the view of the facility.
Franklinton Metal Recycling is located along Lee Street, just south of downtown Franklinton. Late last year, as scrap metal began accumulating on the site some Franklinton residents expressed worries about the junky views that were so obvious to anyone driving on Lee Street.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Cecily Bateman
"You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your friends." -----Mark Twain
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Mississippi State University congratulates students named to the fall 2025 Deans' List.
Students named to the Deans' List at Mississippi State must have achieved a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.
The following local students attained this honor:
Madison Bruns, of Bogalusa.
Madeline Clabert, of Franklinton.
Nicholas Caminita, of Franklinton.
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