Franklinton News

Power Wheelchair Company, Its Owner, and Physician Sentenced for Federal Health Care Fraud Offenses JEFFREY MCELVEEN, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana, and the owner of POSITIVE HOME OXYGEN, L.L.C., DR.

The Washington Parish Free Fair continues through today and tomorrow in Franklinton.

Two Franklinton residents died in a head-on collision on La. 10 about a mile west of La.

Two people have been killed in a head-on collision in Washington Parish. State police say the crash happened Monday night on Louisiana Highway 10, a mile west of Louisiana 62 outside of Franklinton .

The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has released the identity of a boater found dead in the Barataria Waterway near Lafitte this morning Elphage Boudoin, 55, of Franklinton, La, was found shortly after 6:30 a.m.after being reported missing Sunday evening.

State and local investigators say the shooting death of a Mandeville man in Franklinton was the result of an attempted robbery gone wrong.

Monroe native Debra Freeman and her husband, Ed Freeman, have a special connection to the homeless couples they aim to help in northeastern Louisiana with their new charity - they were homeless earlier this year.

A Mandeville man was shot to death in Franklinton on Sunday night after two teenagers, one of whom was dressed as a woman, tried to rob him, authorities said Tuesday.

Yesterday, at 9:35 PM, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a two-vehicle crash that resulted in two people being killed.

A special teenager decided she wanted to go to college and have a normal life. And even though she was born without arms and legs, she says once you get to know her, you will see she is not missing anything at all.

An indicted Bogalusa councilman said Thursday he delivered a $1,000 payment from Bogalusa's mayor to get a candidate to withdraw from a race.

FRANKLINTON - A Washington Parish grand jury has indicted Bogalusa Mayor Mack McGehee and two other high ranking city leaders on bribery charges.

FRANKLINTON - A Washington Parish grand jury has indicted Bogalusa Mayor Mack McGehee and two other high ranking city leaders on bribery charges.

A "scam artist" is preying upon Kentwood area residents, warns Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards.

A Hammond man admitted he was drag racing in excess of 100 mph -- "just goofing around a little bit" -- when he ran off a road in Goodbee on Wednesday afternoon and slammed into two trees, killing two passengers in the car.

The St. Tammany Parish coroner's office Thursday identified two men killed during an apparent drag race in Goodbee Wednesday night.

St. Tammany Parish deputies arrested a Franklinton man who allegedly sent sexually explicit images and lewd messages to a 12-year-old Mandeville girl's cell phone.

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, the Franklinton Police Department with the assistance of the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana State Police, Louisiana Probation and Parole and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms conducted a joint operation regarding the February 06, 2008 double homicide of Anita Smith and William Lewis.

FRANKLINTON, La. - Franklinton Police Chief Donald Folse says DNA has brought an arrest in a double murder 18 months ago.

When Sherrie Bumstead spoke at Pine First Baptist Church in Franklinton, the things she had to say about her work as a missionary in Zimbabwe, Africa resonated in the hearts of many of the women in the church.