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Notable locations in Franklin: Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Louisiana State University AgCenter Saint Mary Parish Office (B), Old City Market (C), Grevemberg House Museum (D), Saint Mary Parish Courthouse (E), Saint Parish Library (F), Saint Mary Parish Office (G), Young - Sanders Center (H), Franklin Police Department (I), Saint Mary Parish Sheriff's Office (J), Franklin Health Care Center (K), Franklin Fire Department (L), Bunche Branch Saint Mary Parish Library (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Blakesley Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Franklin include: Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church (A), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (B), Full Gospel Community Church (C), Franklin United Methodist Church (D), First Pentecostal Church (E), Holding Forth the Word of Life (F), Higher Mount Zion Baptist Church (G), Grace Presbyterian Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Stirling Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Franklin include: Parc Sur La Teche (1), Franklin Historic District (2), City Park (3), Caffery Park (4), Broussard-Harris Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: St Mary Parish Museum (407 Sterling Road), Oak Lawn Manor (Museums; 3296 East Oaklawn Drive), St Mary Parish Tourist Commission (15307 Highway 90 Frontage), St Mary Amusement CO (7027 Highway 182).
Hotels: Best Western Forest Motor Inn (1909 Main Street), Billmar Motel (1404 Cynthia Street), Barard Motel (300 Labau Street).
Courts: Franklin City Court - Marshalls Ofc (508 2nd Street), Franklin Courthouse (101 Canal Drive), Franklin City Court (508 2nd Street).
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St. Mary Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.63. This is about average. There were 7 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin and their reported violations in the past:
QUINTANA MARINA (Address: 108 BAY VIEW DRIVE  , Population served: 280, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-10-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-28-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-1999), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-16-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-08-1999), St Site Visit (enforcement) (OCT-04-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-16-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin that have no violations reported:
- FRANKLIN WATER SUPPLY CITY OF (Address: P. O. Box 567, Population served: 8354, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.9%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.9% for Black residents, 28.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Louisiana: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 68.7% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Franklin, LA
People in group quarters in Franklin:
- 106 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other group homes
Franklin compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Franklin (2011 data):
- Teche Federal Bank: Willow Street Branch at 211 Willow Street, branch established on 2001/04/23; Franklin Drive Thru Branch at 1823 Main Street, branch established on 2011/06/22. Info updated 2011/08/02: Bank assets: $810.9 mil, Deposits: $605.0 mil, headquarters in New Iberia, LA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Teche Holding Company
- Capital One, National Association: Northwest Branch at 315 Northwest Boulevard, branch established on 1984/09/17; Franklin Drive-Up Branch at 501 First Street, branch established on 1976/06/07. Info updated 2011/07/01: Bank assets: $133,477.8 mil, Deposits: $97,063.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 984 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- The First National Bank of Jeanerette: Franklin Branch at 1902 Main St, branch established on 2004/03/22. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $198.5 mil, Deposits: $181.1 mil, headquarters in Jeanerette, LA, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Jeanerette First National Bancorp, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Hospital Avenue Branch at 1504 Hospital Avenue, branch established on 1906/08/30. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Whitney Bank: Franklin Branch at 414 Main Street, branch established on 1974/04/29. Info updated 2011/06/14: Bank assets: $14,882.3 mil, Deposits: $11,630.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 189 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Electricity (28%)
Religion statistics for Franklin (based on St. Mary Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.68%
| Here | | 64.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 71.0% | 19.1% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 30.2% | 20.8% | 18.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Vineyard USA | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 7.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 18 | This county: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | St. Mary Parish: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11 | St. Mary Parish: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | This county: | 4.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28 | St. Mary Parish: | 5.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.3% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 33.3% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | St. Mary Parish: | 13.4% | | State: | 13.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $13,025 | $31,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $11,201 | $33,603 | 1 | $449 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $11,001 | $22,002 | 2 | $1,508 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
22 | $56,404 | $30,766 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $3,704 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $14,971 | $29,942 | 2 | $2,754 |
| Streets and Highways |
15 | $26,353 | $21,082 | 3 | $3,742 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $10,554 | $25,330 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $6,427 | $19,281 | 2 | $1,357 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $4,136 | $24,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $23,358 | $31,144 | 1 | $649 |
| Totals for Government |
78 | $177,430 | $27,297 | 16 | $14,163 |
Franklin government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $444,000 ($58.05)
Sewerage: $297,000 ($38.83)
Regular Highways: $136,000 ($17.78)
All Other: $119,000 ($15.56)
Parks and Recreation: $11,000 ($1.44)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,164,000 ($152.18)
Sewerage: $846,000 ($110.60)
Water Utilities: $810,000 ($105.90)
Regular Highways: $790,000 ($103.28)
Solid Waste Management: $612,000 ($80.01)
Parks and Recreation: $472,000 ($61.71)
Local Fire Protection: $461,000 ($60.27)
Judicial and Legal Services: $392,000 ($51.25)
Housing and Community Development: $243,000 ($31.77)
General - Other: $220,000 ($28.76)
Financial Administration: $219,000 ($28.63)
Central Staff Services: $133,000 ($17.39)
Health - Other: $41,000 ($5.36)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $456,000 ($59.62)
Housing and Community Development: $142,000 ($18.56)
- General - Interest on Debt: $148,000 ($19.35)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $187,000 ($24.45)
Sewerage: $187,000 ($24.45)
General Local Government Support: $32,000 ($4.18)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,737,000 ($227.09)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $140,000 ($18.30)
Fines and Forfeits: $109,000 ($14.25)
Interest Earnings: $31,000 ($4.05)
Rents: $24,000 ($3.14)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,133,000 ($409.60)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,856,000 ($373.38)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,460,000 ($190.87)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($2.61)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,973,000 ($257.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $820,000 ($107.20)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $565,000 ($73.87)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $515,000 ($67.33)
General Local Government Support: $248,000 ($32.42)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,613,000 ($341.61)
Property: $592,000 ($77.40)
Public Utilities Sales: $467,000 ($61.05)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $236,000 ($30.85)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $14,000 ($1.83)
Other License: $6,000 ($0.78)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000 ($0.78)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,135,000 ($279.12)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000 ($3.14)
6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.27% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.82% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Franklin:
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Franklin:
- KFMV (105.5 FM; FRANKLIN, LA; Owner: FM RADIO, L.C.)
- WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- KQKI-FM (95.3 FM; BAYOU VISTA, LA; Owner: TECHE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
- KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
- KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBZE (105.9 FM; BERWICK, LA; Owner: HUBCAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Franklin:
- WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
- KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- K54FT (Channel 54; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
- KJUN-CA (Channel 7; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- KWBJ-LP (Channel 39; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: PRICE MEDIA CORPORATION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Franklin, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 30
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 48
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
- Fatalities: 33
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 89
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 116
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 172
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 303
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 20
See more detailed statistics of Franklin fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 255 meters (837ft)
Total costs: $1,384,000
Total average daily traffic: 88,020
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,973
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 5
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Franklin, LA
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Franklin
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Franklin, LA
| Most common first names in Franklin, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 106 | 77.4 years |
| Joseph | 88 | 73.7 years |
| John | 66 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 53 | 71.7 years |
| James | 53 | 67.9 years |
| Willie | 50 | 75.8 years |
| William | 49 | 75.3 years |
| Louis | 44 | 73.2 years |
| George | 41 | 72.9 years |
| Albert | 40 | 72.1 years |
| Most common last names in Franklin, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Boudreaux | 108 | 78.7 years |
| Williams | 62 | 70.4 years |
| Hebert | 58 | 76.7 years |
| Landry | 51 | 75.9 years |
| Johnson | 50 | 71.5 years |
| Broussard | 44 | 76.3 years |
| Jones | 44 | 68.5 years |
| Robicheaux | 39 | 73.5 years |
| Thomas | 37 | 69.8 years |
| Brown | 36 | 72.3 years |
| Businesses in Franklin, LA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | New Balance | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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