Franklin News

Eating shellfish raw is risky since they can be infected with both viral and bacterial contaminants.

Ben Franklin and P.J. Jacobs junior high schools are one step closer to having laptops in the classroom.

Local stories are best told by local storytellers. For example, one vivacious Franklin lady recalls country life with her family in an 'upper quarter' home on the Alice C. Plantation.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Bell Jr. of Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margot Marion Bell, to Richard Paul Eason Jr., son of Mr.

The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 10 a.m. Monday.

The St. Mary Parish Council voted Wednesday to expand the agenda to accept $563,905 in Department of Health and Hospitals funds to implement a strategic plan to address alcohol abuse in the parish.

Franklin Junior High School has received national recognition for raising students' academic achievement.

State Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Labadieville, and Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, recapped "a rough session" on Wednesday during the St.

FRANKLIN -- Todd Vincent of Erath, accused of killing three members of a St. Mary Parish family in a Jan.

The first African-American elected to Franklin's City Council has been honored with a street.

During a previous economic downturn, the federal government sought to get people back to work - and that included writers.

St. Mary authorities say they have arrested 20-year-old Blaze Barrilleaux, of North Luke in Franklin.

Recruited as a fullback / H-back, Amari Williams of Mainland has picked Louisiana-Lafayette for the Class of 2010.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Sarah Fuselier Dawsey, 26, 410 South Sixth St., Eunice, charged with drug court violation.

A special 15-member commission will study the need for a constitutional convention and report its findings to lawmakers next year if a bill approved Wednesday by a Senate committee becomes law.

Brittany Elaine Ratcliff and Scott Pierce Thomson were united in marriage Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Ferriday, Louisiana, at 6 o'clock p.m. Officiating at the nuptial mass was Father Louis E. Sklar.

With the Camden Waterfront concert and event season underway, please be advised the Ben Franklin Bridge will have on-going construction this summer which will require lane closures, including weekends.

A 20 year old Franklin man is in jail for his role in this weekend's drive by shooting in Franklin.

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT 08-1511 STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS CONNOR L. WOOD ************ APPEAL FROM THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF CONCORDIA, NO.

A Patterson man was arrested on Saturday for DWI first offense, careless operation and was also charged by Franklin Police with assault to a drive by shooting.