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Judge William H. (Billy) Burris
Judge William H. “Billy” Burris of Franklinton, a conservative jurist and lifelong Republican, has announced his candidacy for the Louisiana Supreme Court, District 1.
The District 1 seat on the court became vacant upon Justice Will Crain’s appointment to a federal judgeship. Like Burris, Crain is also a native of Washington Parish.
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On a cloudy day in Leesville a group of 16 ropers crowded around Matt Sherwood, a two-time world champion of roping. Sherwood spoke to the group, made up of children, men and women from 10 to 70 years old, about the dedication needed to succeed in roping.
“The great thing about roping is you and your horse can do amazing things if you put the time in,” Sherwood said. “That’s the great thing about roping is, man, it’s up to you.”
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Cecily Bateman
"Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality." ----Emily Dickinson
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Callie Foreman
Growing up in northern Washington Parish in the 70's and 80's, we did not branch out much when it came to fine dining. My mother stuck to those traditional meals of baked chicken or roast, fried chicken or pork chops, and the ever beloved (not really) casserole dishes. This could be anything from wieners and potatoes to tuna and noodles. And every time she put the mystery dish on the table covered in melted cheese, she would announce it was one of our favorites (not really).
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Jim Brown
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Pictured: Front row (left to right): Rebecca Ingram, Chalmette Anderson, Mateo Morales, Levi Applewhite, Destiny Martinez; Back row (left to right): Rusty Fornea (ADAPT, Inc. Executive Director); Laiton Stewart (Northshore Charter art teacher); I’Layna Simmons, Eli Murray, Addison Buffinet, Caroline Myers, Kamryn Wilson, Presley Stafford, O’Ryon Norris; Sharon Fornea (Franklinton Elementary and Franklinton Primary art teacher); Ramona Thomas (Pine High School principal); Kelly Stubbs (Pine High School art teacher); and Rachel Sumrall (Franklinton Elementary principal). Winners not pictured are: McKinley Rice, Adalberto Jr. Bussi-Valdez, Logan Walker, and Aubury Dillon.
ADAPT, Inc. is proud to announce the successful completion of its Youth Art CalendarContest, a parish-wide initiative designed to increase awareness of alcohol-related issues and encourage healthy, drug-free choices among young people.
This prevention project was made possible through funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of its national Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Campaign.
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The Franklinton Junior High Lady Falcons softball team was shut out by Madisonville last week, falling 13-0 in a three-inning contest.
Madisonville took control early, scoring six runs in the first inning and adding five more in the second. Two additional runs in the third inning ended the game.
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Ricky Songy was the starting pitcher for FHS.
PHOTO BY TONI TAGEANT
The Franklinton Demons baseball team traveled to Belle Chasse to scrimmage the Cardinals in what turned out to be a spectacular game. Another extra twist was that the Demons head coach, Clay Tageant, and the Cardinals head coach, Evan Tageant, are brothers, as well as being the sons of former FHS head coach Jeff Tageant.
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*Happy February Everyone! It’s been a long cold week weather-wise to say the least. I pray that all of you are enjoying these milder temperatures even though it’s still winter. Remember it’s already February and springtime is getting nearer.
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Winter Greetings!
Over the past week or so we have had some really cold weather with temperatures in the teens at night. Let your water run so you won't have frozen pipes. Thank the Lord that beautiful sunshine came some days and warmed us up a bit. I heard that Mississippi had snow, you can never tell we may even get some snow before it's over.
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An amaryllis graces a window.
PHOTO BY MARY HELEN FERGUSON
My mother gave me an amaryllis bulb for Christmas this past year. The plant is flowering beautifully next to my west-facing window. It has several blooms right now, and it looks like there will be more before this year’s show is over.
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The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the 95 state winners of the 2025-26 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. The initiative honors the top academic football teams from each level of play within each state and is designed to inspire and foster a culture of academic excellence in high school football teams throughout the nation. The 95 teams will now vie as finalists for the NFF Hatchell Cup, Presented by Bob's Steak & Chop House. The Hatchell Cup winner will be announced Feb.
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Ella Kathryn Oyler of Franklinton was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for Fall Semester 2025.
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Rev. Jimmy Oalmann
Luke 8:11-15
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There have been recent reports of large job cuts across the country. E-commerce and technology giant Amazon, for example, is eliminating 16,000 corporate jobs, partly to reduce its organizational structure — but also because it expects “efficiency gains” as artificial intelligence is used more extensively across the company.
Almost at the same time, United Parcel Service said it will eliminate 30,000 delivery jobs — in part because it is getting less business from Amazon.
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Valentine’s Day brings roses to mind, and for us gardeners, that’s a good thing — because this holiday serves as a reminder that it’s time to prune many of the roses we grow here in Louisiana.
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NEW MISS SOUTHEASTERN CROWNED – Southeastern Louisiana University music education major Miranda Sensat, center, has been chosen as Miss Southeastern 2026. Pictured at left is first runner-up Mia Calais and second runner-up Kiley Angelle Posey at right
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Maybe there’s something to this notion that weather extremes are getting greater. We had record breaking high temperatures in December and record breaking low temperatures in January.
January 31 beat the all-time low for that day by one degree. This year’s low was 16 degrees, lower by one degree than January 31, 1966. The high that day this year was 28 degrees, a whopping five degrees lower than the January 31, 1996 high of 33 degrees. And the wind was blowing at 25 knots. Brrr!
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Photo by Tracey Ladner, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Rouses of Franklinton opened at 7 a.m. Monday morning to a large crowd of local shoppers eager to view the remodeled store. Rouses replaces Winn-Dixie, which has pulled out of Louisiana entirely.
At 4 p.m. Monday local officials and others joined Rouses CEO Donny Rouse for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the store.
In the photo above, a large group of local officials and Rouses personnel were present for the ribbon-cutting. Store personnel said they were appreciative of the large number of shoppers who have come to the store.
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