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In today's newsletter:

• Need disaster repair help between Franklin and Four Corners?
• How serious were Franklin’s 2025 drinking water violations?

Also on today's calendar: Berwick at Hanson Memorial.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 58.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Communities Unlimited Offers Disaster Recovery Repair Grants (kqkinews.com) — Very low-income homeowners between Franklin and Four Corners can meet Communities Unlimited representatives at the West St. Mary Civic Center on Tuesday to seek disaster repair grants. The program helps rural families fix presidentially declared disaster damage, guiding them through applications and home repair decisions so they can safely remain in their homes.
   

• Water Woes: Sunset & Lewisburg-Bellevue Water System Boil Water Advisories (kadn.com) — Franklin’s municipal water system in Iberia Parish exceeded state turbidity limits multiple times from November through March 2025 and did not report the worst spikes to health officials within 48 hours. While no current boil advisory is noted, officials are working to fix treatment problems and bring the system back into compliance, and residents are being updated on corrective steps.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Silver Screen Classics Series
  Teche Theatre, 501 Main St, Franklin
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• Berwick at Hanson Memorial
  Hanson Memorial High School , 903 Anderson St , Franklin
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Teche Area Farmers Market
  Bouligny Plaza , 128 W Main St , New Iberia
  2:00 pm
• Jeanerette Girls Varsity Basketball @ Patterson
  Patterson High School , 2525 LA-182 , Patterson
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Pancake Breakfast with Buddy the Grinch
  Morgan City Municipal Auditorium
  9:00 am
• Super Saturday Downtown Shopping
  Bird on the Bayou , 120 E Main St , New Iberia
  10:00 am
• Holiday Open House
  Oldies But Goodies Flea Market , 612 1/2 US-90 , Patterson
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Adults-Calm Coloring
  Berwick Branch Library , 3512 5th St , Berwick
  1:45 pm
• Aftercare Program
  1511 Church St , Jeanerette
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Becoming Her: 2026 Loading…
  Patterson Area Civic Center , 116 Cotton Rd , Patterson
  11:00 am

Sunday March 1

• Sager Brown Mission Trip
  101 Sager-Brown Rd , Franklin
  2:00 pm

Friday April 24

• 21st Annual Black Bear Festival
  Franklin Historic District , 1401 Pine St , Franklin
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Franklin. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Morgan City

• MC police report drug, alcohol arrests; felony domestic charges in Bayou L'Ourse (stmarynow.com)
• Soccer Game Preview: Westminster Christian Academy vs. Houma Christian (maxpreps.com)

New Iberia

• Monday Mangé: Festive Dirty Martini 'Dip' (kadn.com)
• New Iberia Man Arrested in FBI Terrorism Investigation Tied to New Year's Eve Bomb Plot (kqkinews.com)
• Person in Louisiana arrested after FBI foils suspected New Year's Eve bombing plot (wwltv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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