City of Franklin to host Lighting Contest

FRANKLIN, La.—The City of Franklin is hosting its second Christmas Lighting Contest, Thursday, December 14.
All you have to do to enter is turn on your Christmas lights by 6p.m. Business owners and residents are eligible to participate. There will be four residential sections and one business section.
Committee members are not eligible to participate. The judges will be comparing exterior decorations only, including decorations in windows that are visible from the exterior. Only decorations that are visible from the street are judged. Judges will not enter the property to view the back or side yard.
First and second place prizes will be awarded in each section. Winners will be announced the next day, and the award presentation will be Tuesday, December 19, at 6 p.m. at the City Council meeting.
For more information about this year’s Christmas Lighting Contest, contact Barbara Simmons (337) 828-6305 or bsimmons@franklin-la.com.