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LSP: 17-year-old dies after crash in Pointe Coupee Parish
OSCAR, La. (WAFB) - Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash that left a 17-year-old dead on Friday morning, July 5. Officials identified the victim as Rayshon M. Franklin Jr., 17, of St. Francisville. The crash reportedly happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. on LA 78, west of LA...
West Feliciana High School football player dies in crash
OSCAR, La. (WAFB) - Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash that left a 17-year-old dead on Friday morning, July 5. Officials identified the victim as Rayshon M. Franklin Jr., 17, of St. Francisville. Superintendent Hollis Milton confirmed Franklin was a student at West Feliciana High School. He...
Football coach reacts to death of West Feliciana High School student
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 17-year-old from West Feliciana was killed in a car accident on Friday Morning. According to Louisiana State Police, the accident happened on Highway 78 just west of Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee. We’re told he ran off the road into a ditch, his car then flipped and hit a tree.
West Feliciana High School student athlete killed in car wreck
OSCAR — A West Feliciana High School football player and track athlete was killed after driving off the highway and into a tree in Pointe Coupee Parish early Friday morning, State Police said. Rayshon Franklin Jr., 17, was driving on La. 78 just west of La. 1 near Parlange...
St. Francisville teen killed in Pointe Coupee Parish crash
POINTE COUPEE — It was just before 5:30 a.m. on July 5, when Louisiana State Police troopers responded to a deadly crash that claimed the life of a teenager. Rayshon M. Franklin Jr., 17, of St. Francisville, died in the wreck, according to troopers. Officials say they responded to...
10th Annual Pack the School Bus Supply Drive Kicks Off
Synergy Bank, United Way of South Louisiana, and H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee have kicked off the 10th annual school supply drive, Pack the Bus, to benefit local students. The supply drive has provided tens of thousands of school supplies since 2014. While all items are appreciated, there are items...
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