Rayne Acadian-Tribune, the Gonzales Weekly, the Bossier Press-Tribune, Slidell Sentry-News, the Daily Star (Hammond), American Press (Lake Charles), and The Advocate (Baton Rouge) earned Sweepstakes honors in their respective divisions at the annual Louisiana Press Association Fall Advertising Conference Awards Luncheon Friday, October 11 in Baton Rouge.

The designation is based on the number of points earned in the Better Newspaper Advertising Competition with awards being given for first, second, third, and honorable mention places in contests ranging from staff generated ads to general excellence.  The Arizona Newspaper Association judged this year's contest.

Fifty-two newspapers and 5 circulation/special interest publications submitted 965 entries.

 

 


 

Staff Generated - Black & White 1/4 Page or Under

 

 

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

 

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

2nd Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

1

3rd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

2

1st Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

The News-Star

Monroe

 

3

1st Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

3

2nd Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

3

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

4

1st Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

2nd Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

4

3rd Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

2nd Place

The News-Banner

Covington

 

5

3rd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

6

1st Place

The Franklin Sun

Winnsboro

 

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

3rd Place

Ascension Citizen

Gonzales

 

7

1st Place

Kentwood News-Ledger

Kentwood

 

7

2nd Place

The Leader

Baton Rouge

 

7

3rd Place

Bernice Banner-News

Bernice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

 

2nd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

3rd Place

Acadiana LifeStyle

New Iberia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Generated - Color 1/4 Page or Under

 

 

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

 

1

1st Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

3

1st Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

3

2nd Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

3

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

4

1st Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

4

2nd Place

Jennings Daily News

Jennings

 

4

3rd Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

5

1st Place

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

 

5

2nd Place

The Eunice News

Eunice

 

5

3rd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

6

3rd Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

7

1st Place

Kentwood News-Ledger

Kentwood

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

7

3rd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

2nd Place

Times of Southwest Louisiana

Lake Charles

 

3rd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

Honorable Mention

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

                 


 

Staff Generated- Black & White Over 1/4 Page

 

 

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

 

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

1

2nd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

2

1st Place

The News-Star

Monroe

2

2nd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

2

3rd Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

3

1st Place

Daily Star

Hammond

3

2nd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

3

3rd Place

Daily World

Opelousas

4

1st Place

The Crowley Post-Signal

Crowley

4

2nd Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

4

3rd Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

4

Honorable Mention

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

5

2nd Place

St. Charles Herald-Guide

Boutte

5

3rd Place

L'Observateur

LaPlace

6

1st Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

6

2nd Place

The Sabine Index

Many

6

3rd Place

The Pointe Coupee Banner

New Roads

6

Honorable Mention

Teche News

St. Martinville

7

1st Place

Church Point News

Church Point

7

2nd Place

The St. Helena Echo

Greensburg

7

3rd Place

The Donaldsonville Chief

Donaldsonville

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

2nd Place

Times of Southwest Louisiana

Lake Charles

 

3rd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

Honorable Mention

Acadiana LifeStyle

New Iberia

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Generated - Color Over 1/4 Page

 

 

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

 

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

1

2nd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

1

3rd Place

The Times

Shreveport

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

2

2nd Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

2

3rd Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

3

1st Place

Daily Star

Hammond

3

2nd Place

The Courier

Houma

3

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma

4

1st Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

4

2nd Place

The Daily News

Bogalusa

4

3rd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

5

2nd Place

St. Charles Herald-Guide

Boutte

5

3rd Place

L'Observateur

LaPlace

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

6

2nd Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

6

3rd Place

The Jena Times

Jena

7

1st Place

Richland Beacon-News

Rayville

7

2nd Place

West Side Journal

Port Allen

7

3rd Place

Richland Beacon-News

Rayville

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

2nd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

3rd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

           


 

 

 

 

 

 

Series of Ads or Ad Campaign

 

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

1

2nd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

1

3rd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

2

1st Place

American Press

Lake Charles

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

2

3rd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

3

1st Place

Daily World

Opelousas

3

2nd Place

Daily Star

Hammond

3

3rd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

4

1st Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

4

2nd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

4

3rd Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

5

1st Place

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

5

2nd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

5

3rd Place

The Eunice News

Eunice

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

6

3rd Place

The Jena Times

Jena

7

1st Place

Richland Beacon-News

Rayville

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

7

3rd Place

Kentwood News-Ledger

Kentwood

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

2nd Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

3rd Place

Acadiana LifeStyle

New Iberia

 

 

 

 

 

In-Paper Promotion

 

1

1st Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

 

3

1st Place

Daily Star

Hammond

 

3

2nd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

3

3rd Place

Daily World

Opelousas

 

4

1st Place

Jennings Daily News

Jennings

 

4

2nd Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

4

3rd Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

Honorable Mention

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

2nd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

3rd Place

St. Charles Herald-Guide

Boutte

 

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

3rd Place

The Jena Times

Jena

 

7

1st Place

The Donaldsonville Chief

Donaldsonville

 

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

3rd Place

The Donaldsonville Chief

Donaldsonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

 

2nd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

 

3rd Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

           


 

Special Section

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

1

Honorable Mention

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

3

1st Place

Daily Star

Hammond

 

3

2nd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

3

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

4

1st Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

2nd Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

4

3rd Place

The Crowley Post-Signal

Crowley

 

5

1st Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

2nd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

3rd Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

Honorable Mention

L'Observateur

LaPlace

 

6

1st Place

The Pointe Coupee Banner

New Roads

 

6

2nd Place

The Pointe Coupee Banner

New Roads

 

6

3rd Place

The Jena Times

Jena

 

7

1st Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

3rd Place

The Basile Weekly

Basile

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

1st Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

2nd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

 

3rd Place

Acadiana LifeStyle

New Iberia

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Advertiser Page

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

1

2nd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

3

1st Place

Daily World

Opelousas

 

3

2nd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

3

3rd Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

4

1st Place

Jennings Daily News

Jennings

 

4

2nd Place

The Daily News

Bogalusa

 

4

3rd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

 

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

2nd Place

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

 

5

3rd Place

L'Observateur

LaPlace

 

6

1st Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

 

6

2nd Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

 

6

3rd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

7

1st Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

2nd Place

Richland Beacon-News

Rayville

 

7

3rd Place

Amite Tangi-Digest

Amite

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

 

1st Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

 

2nd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

3rd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

           


 

Advertising Idea or Promotion

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

2

1st Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

2nd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

3rd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

3

1st Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

3

2nd Place

Daily Star

Hammond

 

3

3rd Place

Daily Star

Hammond

 

4

1st Place

The Daily News

Bogalusa

 

4

2nd Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

4

3rd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

 

5

1st Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

2nd Place

The Eunice News

Eunice

 

5

3rd Place

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

 

5

Honorable Mention

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

 

6

1st Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

 

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

3rd Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

 

7

1st Place

The Bunkie Record

Bunkie

 

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

3rd Place

The Bunkie Record

Bunkie

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

1st Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

 

2nd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

3rd Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

 

 

 

 

Classified Promotion

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans

 

2

1st Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

3

1st Place

The Courier

Houma

 

3

2nd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

3

3rd Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

4

1st Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

4

2nd Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

3rd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

 

5

1st Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

2nd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

3rd Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

2nd Place

Teche News

St. Martinville

 

6

3rd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

7

1st Place

West Side Journal

Port Allen

 

7

2nd Place

The Basile Weekly

Basile

 

7

3rd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

1st Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

2nd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

3rd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

           


 

Best Promotion of Internet Homepage

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

1

2nd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

2

1st Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

2nd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

3rd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

3

1st Place

Daily Star

Hammond

 

3

2nd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

3

3rd Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

4

1st Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

4

2nd Place

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise

Bastrop

 

4

3rd Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

5

1st Place

St. Charles Herald-Guide

Boutte

 

5

2nd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

5

3rd Place

Livingston Parish News

Denham Springs

 

6

1st Place

Ascension Citizen

Gonzales

 

6

2nd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

3rd Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

7

1st Place

West Side Journal

Port Allen

 

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

1st Place

Times of Southwest Louisiana

Lake Charles

 

 

2nd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

3rd Place

The Times of Acadiana

Lafayette

 

 

 

 

 

Best Classified Line Ad

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

2nd Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

1

3rd Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

2

1st Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

2

2nd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

3rd Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

3

1st Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

3

2nd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

3

3rd Place

The Daily Iberian

New Iberia

 

4

1st Place

Minden Press-Herald

Minden

 

4

2nd Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

3rd Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

 

6

1st Place

Ascension Citizen

Gonzales

 

7

1st Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

2nd Place

The Caldwell Watchman

Columbia

 

7

3rd Place

West Side Journal

Port Allen

 

           


 

General Excellence

 

Better Newspaper Advertising Competition

1

1st Place

The Advocate

Baton Rouge

 

1

2nd Place

The Times

Shreveport

 

2

1st Place

The Town Talk

Alexandria

 

2

2nd Place

The Advertiser

Lafayette

 

2

3rd Place

American Press

Lake Charles

 

3

1st Place

Daily Comet

Thibodaux

 

3

2nd Place

Daily World

Opelousas

 

3

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma

 

4

1st Place

The Ruston Daily Leader

Ruston

 

4

2nd Place

Slidell Sentry-News

Slidell

 

4

3rd Place

The Daily News

Bogalusa

 

5

1st Place

The Ville Platte Gazette

Ville Platte

 

5

2nd Place

Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier City

 

5

3rd Place

L'Observateur

LaPlace

 

6

1st Place

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales

 

6

2nd Place

Plaquemine Post/South

Plaquemine

 

6

3rd Place

The Pointe Coupee Banner

New Roads

 

7

1st Place

West Side Journal

Port Allen

 

7

2nd Place

Rayne Acadian-Tribune

Rayne

 

7

3rd Place

The Donaldsonville Chief

Donaldsonville

 

 

 

 

 

Free Circulation and Special Interest Competition

 

1st Place

LifeStyle Lafayette

Lafayette

 

 

2nd Place

Acadiana LifeStyle

New Iberia

 

 

3rd Place

Gambit Weekly

New Orleans

 

 

 

 

 

Oops!

 

 

 

 

1st Place

The Daily News

Bogalusa

 

 

2nd Place

The News-Banner

Covington

 

 

3rd Place

The Courier

Houma