The Franklin Banner-Tribune is a small daily newspaper

Newspaper

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 which circulates in Franklin

Franklin, Louisiana

Franklin is a city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish

St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

St. Mary Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Franklin. As of 2000, the population was 53,500.The Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of St. Mary Parish.-Geography:...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

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. It has approximately 3,350 paid subscribers and is owned by Morgan City

Morgan City, Louisiana

Morgan City is a city in St. Martin and St. Mary parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 12,404 at the 2010 census....

 Newspapers LLC.

The original newspaper dates to before the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. From 1950-1965, the Banner-Tribune was edited and published by Robert Angers

Robert Angers

Robert John Angers, Jr. , was an American journalist, businessman, and conservative politician. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography describes Angers as "a tireless and unselfish promoter of good government, the Acadiana region, and free enterprise."-Early years, education, military:Angers was born...

, who thereafter founded Acadiana Profile

Acadiana Profile

Acadiana Profile is a bi-monthly magazine published in the American state of Louisiana. It is the longest-running magazine in the state's history, and one of the most enduring regional publications in the United States...

magazine

Magazine

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. During Angers' tenure, the newspaper was expanded from a weekly to a daily and won a large number of press association awards.

The managing editor of the publication is Vanessa Pritchett. The publisher is Allen Von Werder. The paper maintains an on-line website: http://www.banner-tribune.com/.