The Times named Newspaper of the Year for 8th-straight year

The Times of Houma–Thibodaux was named Newspaper of the Year in its division Saturday at the 135th Annual Louisiana Press Association Convention in New Orleans, La.

The Times competed against 10 newspapers – all dailies. This is the eighth consecutive year the newspaper has been named best in its division.

Also garnering top honors at the LPA convention were The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Division 1; The Ruston Daily Leader, Division 3; the West Side Journal, Port Allen, Division 4; and the Southwest Daily News, Division 5.

Fifty-four newspapers, publications and college/university student newspapers submitted 2,485 editorial and advertising entries. The South Carolina Press Association judged the competition.

Overall, The Times received 33 awards – 12 first-place, 11 second- and 10 third-place honors.

The Times’ sister publication Point of Vue magazine also participated in the competition. POV received 5 first-place and 3 second-place awards.

Listed are Rushing Media’s awards:

The Times

First Place

• Best Feature Story, John DeSantis

• Best News Story, Eric Besson and John DeSantis

• Best Sports Story, Casey Gisclair

• Best Overall Sports Coverage

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Alyson Showalter

• Best Feature Photo, James Loiselle (voted Best of Show)

• Best Sports Photo, Jose Delgado

• Staff-Generated Black & White, Alyson Showalter

• Best Ad Campaign, Alyson Showalter

• In-Paper Promotion, Alyson Showalter

• Best Classified Section

• Best Special Section Advertising

Second Place

• Best News Story, John DeSantis

• Best Sports Story, Casey Gisclair

• Best Regular Column, John DeSantis

• Best Investigative Reporting, John DeSantis

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Gavin Stevens

• Best Headline, Shell Armstrong

• Best News Photo, Jose Delgado

• Staff-Generated Color, Alyson Showalter

• Advertiser Page, Alyson Showalter

• Best Retailer Ad, Alanna Relan

• Best Special Section Advertising

Third Place

• Best Front Page

• Best Editorial Page

• Best News Story, John DeSantis

• Best News Coverage

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Alyson Showalter

• Best Photo Package, Jose Delgado

• Best Special Section, Oil and Gas

• General Excellence

• Staff-Generated Color, Alanna Relan

• Best Special Section Advertising

Point of Vue

First Place

• Best Feature Photo, Misty Leigh McElroy

• Staff-Generated Black & White, Alanna Relan

• In-Paper Promotion, Gavin Stevens

• Best Retailer Ad, Mariella Borchard

• Best Use of Non-Traditional Space, Mariella Brochard

Second Place

• Best Front Page

• Best Feature Photo, Erica Seely

• Best Ad Campaign, POV, Mariella Brochard