Franklin is voted fittest city

Franklin was voted the fittest city in the Teche area, based on an algorithm formulated by a fitness enthusiast website called barbend.com.
According to local releases, of the four Teche area cities, Franklin, Jeanerette, New Iberia and St. Martinville, Franklin was listed as the fittest.
According to barbend.com, fitness factors in the study included exercise opportunities, access to healthy food, air pollution, drinking water violations, physical inactivity, obesity and smoking, among others.
Franklin Mayor Eugene Foulcard said of Franklin’s fitness score, “I was over-the-top excited when I found out we were ranked as the fittest city (of the four Teche area cities). I have even gotten my health under control with walking and exercising. We have a little crew here at City Hall that walks every evening from City Hall around downtown, utilizing the beautiful landscape of Franklin as a motivational tool to walk. From what I understand, the study was independently done by barbend.com, a training resource of fitness material.
“I’m glad we are considered the fittest community in the Teche area.”