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Franklinton Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Manslaughter
Special to The Daily News August 20, 2024—District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 19, 2024, 22-year-old ...
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Virginia Woman Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison On Drug Trafficking Charges
Special to the Daily News August 20, 2024—District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 20, 2024, ...
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Suspect in 2021 homicide arrested and booked into BPD City Jail
Special to The Daily News On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Broderick Chatmon of Bogalusa, was booked by the ...
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Washington Parish sends three delegates to Democratic National Convention
Washington Parish has sent three delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a milestone for such ...
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Suspect in 2021 Homicide Arrested and Booked into BPD City Jail
From Bogalusa Police Department Press Release: Thursday, August 15, 2024 Suspect in 2021 Homicide Arrested and Booked into ...
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City fire at Lake Vista Nature Preserve burns around the clock
On Wednesday, May 8, I was alerted to a fire being left unattended at Lake Vista Nature Preserve ...
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Franklinton Mayor tables town park until further notice
For nearly three years, the Franklinton council and Mayor Route have been in negotiations regarding a new, state-of-the-art ...
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Budget Update over last three council meetings
On May 7, the Mayor’s administration officially put their proposed operating budget for 2024 before the city council. ...
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Washington Parish Republican Women’s lunch hosts Dr. John Fleming, Louisiana State Treasurer
On May 8, the Washington Parish Republican Women held their monthly luncheon at Maria’s restaurant in Bogalusa. Newly ...
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Franklinton Alderman Descant hosts public forum Thursday night to discuss contentious plans for town park
Franklinton, LA—Councilman at large Seth Descant hosted a public forum at the Varnado House Museum annex building at ...
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Struggling sewerage system plagued with issues
It is no secret that the aging sewerage system in the city of Bogalusa is in need of ...
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Lumberjacks Food Outlet Grand Opening
Wednesday, May 8—Lumberjacks Food Outlet held their grand opening today at 9 am. Owners Ron and Mandy Feske ...
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Starting a new era for the Bogalusa Daily News
Since 1927, The Bogalusa Daily News has proudly served the community by providing quality journalism and standing as ...
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Team up to clean up this Saturday
The Chamber, Town of Franklinton, Washington Parish Government, Washington Parish Tourism, Village of Varnado, Mt. Hermon High School ...
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City Council holds two meetings Monday night
On Monday, April 22, the Bogalusa City Council held a special call meeting to appoint a temporary representative ...
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MULTIPLE ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOLLOWING CONTRABAND SEIZURE AT WASHINGTON PARISH JAIL
From the Washington Parish Sherriff’s Office Franklinton, Louisiana – On Monday, April 15th, a WPSO Lieutenant with the ...
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Bogalusa rocked by another youth homicide
TEEN KILLED BY ACCOMPLICES WHILE EXECUTING RETALIATORY SHOOTING BOGALUSA—In the early morning hours of Saturday, April 13, 16-year-old ...
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Battle over Bogalusa budget continues
SPENDING FREEZE GOES INTO EFFECT AS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FAIL TO FIND COMMON GROUND The Bogalusa City ...
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Recall of St. Tammany Parish Coroner officially underway
A Recall petition against St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape has officially been filed according to the Louisiana ...
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UPDATE-MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH SATURDAY MORNING HOMICIDE
Special to The Daily News April 15-Bogalusa Police Department detectives have secured the arrests of two additional juveniles ...
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UPDATE: 16-year-old killed in early morning shooting
The Bogalusa Police Department is investigating an early Saturday morning homicide in which a 16-year-old was killed. A ...
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Bogalusa Mayor Sets Sights on higher Office
On April 2, Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong officially announced his candidacy for the position of Chairman of the ...
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Bogalusa Council Holds Public Budget Hearing
The Bogalusa City Council held a public hearing on the proposed 2024 operating budget Monday at 5:30 p.m. ...
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BREAKING: Bogalusa City, Washington Parish schools closed Wednesday due to weather threats
Due to the severe weather threat, Bogalusa City Schools and schools within the Washington Parish School System will ...
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Busy hurricane season predicted
By Rita LeBleu The hurricane season starts June 1. It could be really busy. Colorado State University hurricane ...