Times wins 8th consecutive Newspaper of Year title

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 sec-ond-place awards.

Listed are Rushing Media’s awards:

The Times

First Place

• Best Feature Story, John DeSantis, “Death of Freddie Moore”

• Best News Story, Eric Besson and John DeSantis, “Shooting Kills 4, injures 3”

• Best Sports Story, Casey Gisclair, “One More Chance”

• Best Overall Sports Coverage

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Alyson Showalter, “Take Your Pick”

• Best Feature Photo, James Loiselle (voted Best of Show), “Sportsman’s Paradise”

• Best Sports Photo, Jose Delgado, “MMA Action”

• Staff-Generated Black & White, Alyson Showalter, “Who Invited Her”

• Best Ad Campaign, Alyson Showalter, Ground Pati

• In-Paper Promotion, Alyson Showalter, Premier Golf

• Best Classified Section

• Best Special Section Advertising, Oil and Gas

Second Place

• Best News Story, John DeSantis, “Devil’s Work, Angel’s Hands”

• Best Sports Story, Casey Gisclair, “10 Month Turnaround”

• Best Regular Column, John DeSantis

• Best Investigative Reporting, John DeSantis, “Patriotism or Hate Crime”

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Gavin Stevens, Oil and Gas 2014

• Best Headline, Shell Armstrong, “Chain of Food” and “No Bunnies Business”

• Best News Photo, Jose Delgado, Lafourche jail

• Staff-Generated Color, Alyson Showalter, “Live Life, Play Golf”

• Advertiser Page, Alyson Showalter, Hurricane Tracking Map

• Best Retailer Ad, Alanna Relan, Wheels

• Best Special Section Advertising, Marine Industrial

Third Place

• Best Front Page

• Best Editorial Page

• Best News Story, John DeSantis, “BB Guns Too Real For Streets”

• Best News Coverage

• Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Alyson Showalter, “Heads Spin”

• Best Photo Package, Jose Delgado, “Knockout Punch”

• Best Special Section, Oil and Gas

• General Excellence

• Staff-Generated Color, Alanna Relan, “Bye Bye Winter”

• Best Special Section Advertising, “Marine Industrial”

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