Mayor, Trowbridge House host USA Today writer

Trowbridge House hosted Mayor Eugene Foulcard and guests to welcome writer Maria Clark to the city Monday.
Present were owners Chad Boutte and Stephen Mora; Sandra Soprano, Boutte’s mother; and Dr. Thomas Kramer and Adrienne Kramer.
Clark was in town on a project for USA Today, and after a serving of lunch, was escorted around Franklin by the mayor. “On behalf of the City of Franklin we appreciate you coming here,” Foulcard said to Clark. “We need all the help we can get, and we’re really pushing hard to revitalize and hitch our cart to tourism.”
He mentioned several new residents in the city who have purchased homes here. “Antebellum homes are selling, and we’re slowly revitalizing and re-energizing one step at a time. I tell people all the time, how do you feed an elephant? One bite at a time.”
Foulcard pointed out some of the many priority undertakings the city has tackled, such as local economy and both business and industrial interests, and the city’s effort in clearing derelict and neglected structures.