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The February Red Hat luncheon was celebrated on Mardi Gras day at Mike’s Catfish in Amite. The ladies all came dressed in Mardi Gras attire to add to their festive time together. Since the group did not to meet in January, everyone admitted to being extra happy to see each other. The host, Brenda Penny, did an impressive job decorating using colorful ribbons, beads, and wreaths. Door prizes were awarded to ten lucky winners. The host also served Mardi Gras cake for dessert. “Happy Birthday “ was sung to Dot Cashio.
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The Washington Parish Economic Development Foundation (WPEDF), in partnership with STartUP Northshore, will host the second workshop in the Northshore Capital Readiness Initiative (NCRI) series: "Understanding Why Customers Buy." This is a free workshop for local business owners and their team.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:30 PM at the WPEDF offices, located at 526 Georgia Avenue in Bogalusa.
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a national insurance company that writes approximately 30% of the private passenger auto insurance market in Louisiana, announced it is issuing special dividends this summer to qualifying policyholders following stronger than expected underw
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Franklinton’s Bryce Barber waits
for a good pitch during the Shaw game.
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, FHS players watch anxiously from the dugout during the tight Franklinton-Shaw game. PHOTO BY TONI TAGEANT
The Franklinton Demons baseball team participated in the Belle Chasse tournament last week and came away with two wins and one loss moving their overall record to 4-3 overall. The Demons defeated the Shaw Eagles and the Riverdale Rebels and they were downed by St Martins.
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Cecily Bateman
Mercer Adese Riche came into this world at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge in November of 1948. She was born the cherished only child of Roy Lawrence Riche and Ada Lea Watkins Riche. Proud grandparents were Mack Henry Watkins and Laura Celine Landry Watkins, on her maternal side, and Louis Jervey (Gervais) Riche and Mercedese Lemonier Riche, on her paternal side. Mercer was the namesake of both her paternal grandmother and her mother whose names were shortened and combined to yield her beautiful name.
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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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Rev. Jimmy Oalmann
Luke 8:19-21
"Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it," Luke 8:19-21.
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Rev. Gene and Cindy Richards
Rev. Gene and Cindy Richards, formerly of Franklinton, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on February 21st.
Gene was the pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church and Cindy was an Occupational Therapist in the Washington Parish School System until their retirement.
They currently reside in Winona, Mississippi.
Blessings on your 50th Anniversary!
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Once again thank God for this week, I will have news from Bethel church soon hold on to the horse.
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The Mt. Hermon Fire Department (District 9) is still selling chicken dinner plates for $12. The last day to order is this Saturday, February 28th. Plates include half a chicken and all the sides. The pick-up date is Saturday, March 7th, from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Ruritan Club. You may place an order with any District 9 volunteer, send message on Facebook page, or text 985-877-5029 with your name and the number of plates needed.
Congratulations to Macey Applegate Lebo and Jared Lebo! They were joined together in marriage on January 31st.
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Greetings to all my faithful readers. Believe it or not this is the last week in February. Many of us are getting spoiled, having beautiful, sunny, warm days. Before we know it, it will probably get cold again. We do know that spring time is just around the corner. Let’s try to be patient; the Lord will surely see us through it all!
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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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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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The recent warm weather has many of us thinking about springtime. It will soon be time to start mowing our lawns (if we haven’t already, for the winter weeds that are flourishing) and, in April, to make the first fertilizer application of the season. I thought it was a good time to review basic care practices for our two most common turf grasses.
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4 Notices of Public Hearings that were published in the February 25 printed edition of The Era-Leader were not updated before they were published. The Public Hearings will be held on March 17, not March 2.
The correctly updated Notices are shown below. They will also be published in the March 4 printed edition of The Era-Leader. The Era-Leader regrets any confusion caused by the publication of Notices that had not been updated.
Notice of Public Hearing
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TEst cdp notification - set 2
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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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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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