Aging infrastructure blamed for Franklin water disruption

Franklin's aging infrastructure causes more water issues

FRANKLIN, La. (NEWS 15) — Franklin residents faced another weekend without reliable water as the city continues to struggle with its aging infrastructure. While Franklin is investing millions in water plant upgrades, infrastructure issues persist. Crews were seen clearing debris…

Aging infrastructure blamed for Franklin water disruption

Residents in Franklin spent nearly 14 hours without water from Friday into early Saturday after city officials said a water main break and pump failure disrupted service.For Skippy Hebert, the outage created added strain at home.All this stuff effects affects her more than it effects affects me because she doesn't understand, she doesn't understand why she can't flush the water, why she can't turn the water on, she does not understand that, whic…

Franklin mayor says fix to water issue is on the way, resident says solution doesn't address problem

FRANKLIN - Residents in Franklin want to turn on their faucets and see clear, running water. While the city efforts on a two-phase multimillion-dollar water plant renovation, residents say it only partly addresses the problem.Resident Skip Hebert did not plan to spend his 80th birthday scooping raw sewage out of his yard, but that is how he spent the weekend. He said, last year, a city crew came out to fix a pipe and failed to reconnect the sewa…