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Marian Elizabeth Chauvin Melancon
Marian Melancon, educator, Franklin city council member, dies at age 93
Marian Elizabeth Chauvin Melancon, 93, was born March 17, 1918 to Morris Syvest Chauvin and Agnes Ovelia Falterman on Chauvin Farm, Irish Bend Road near Franklin. After the death of her father when...
Jul 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Gypsy’ opens Friday
Cast members rehearse a scene from ‘Gypsy’ which starts Friday at the Teche Theater for the Performing Arts in Franklin. In this photo a Vaudeville Broadway number features Emilie Miller, Dylan Ang...
Jul 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stampley Luke, Mariana Titus and Medric Martin
Titus shares stories, expertise Tuesday
The Techeland Arts Council teams up with locally-renowned author and photographer Mariana Titus at the Baldwin library Tuesday to present an evening of dialogue, sharing techniques on the art of in...
Jul 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Calling all 'Swamp People' -- new cast sought
The History Channel is looking for the next "Swamp People" cast. The show's producers are looking for alligator hunters with at least 50 tags who are licensed to hunt in Louisiana. They're also c...
Jul 22, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Reimbursement helps FFH post profit in June
Franklin Foundation Hospital finished the month of June with a $640,636 profit, thanks to a large Disproportionate Share Hospital payment. Chief Financial Officer Ron Bailey told Hospital Service D...
Jul 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Birthday cheer for FHCC residents
Father Cal Lane, the new pastor at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Franklin, joined members of the church’s women’s group in delivering birthday cake and gifts to Franklin Health Care residents born...
Jul 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmers market Tuesdays and Saturdays
Friendly faces are lagniappe when visitors to the Franklin Farmers Market stop by for fresh produce, craft items and more under the Old City Market on Willow Street. The farmers market is held Tues...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Young-Sanders guest speaker’s topic: Avery Island during war
Shane K. Bernard, Ph.D will be the guest speaker for the Young-Sanders Center for the Study of the War Between the States in Louisiana on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 1:30 pm. Bernard serves as historian a...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Franklin art walk participation doubles; slated for Aug. 13
Twice the number of artists have joined the upcoming “Promenade d’art de Franklin” to be held in downtown Franklin Aug. 13 from 6-9 p.m. Office of Development Director Marla Chirdon told the city c...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stop a Spell
Work is continuing on the Cajun Coast Visitor’s and Convention Bureau’s Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City. The facility, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at U.S. 90, will featur...
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jones on barge: Don’t wait for permit
An unplanned report came during the Franklin City Council meeting Tuesday. Councilman Dale Rogers asked Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin) if he had any word on possible removal of the barge that has been...
Jul 20, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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McCoy, mayor and council debate funding yet again
Third Ward Court Marshal David McCoy says his office is under funded, slighted by the city and alludes politics might be the reason. McCoy told the mayor and council Tuesday that “I’ve been asking ...
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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