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Ville Platte Gazette

Address

145 Court Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
+1(337)363-3939
Last Updated: September 15, 2020

About Ville Platte Gazette

Operating since: 1914

City Where Main Office is Located: 

Ville Platte

Parish: 

Evangeline

Parishes With Significant Distribution: 

Evangeline

Physical Address: 

145 Court Street

Ville Platte, LA 70586

Mailing Address: 

Same

General Email Address:

editor@evangelinetoday.com

Website:

www.evangelinetoday.com

Year Established:

1914

Ownership: 

Louisiana State Newspapers

 

MARKET/COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

We are a rural newspaper that is a farming community. There is a large amount of hunting and fishing in the parish with several festivals, including Mardi Gras. We are less than one hour from Lafayette and Alexandria and one and half hours from Baton Rouge and Lake Charles.

 
 

PUBLICATION DAYS & DISTRIBUTION

Days Published Per Week: 2

Days Published: Sun.,Thu.

Delivery Methods: Carrier, Mail, Racks, 

Avg. Weekly Circulation: 2,250

Avg. Circulation Sunday: 2,250

Circulation Verification: Postal Statement

  
 

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT INFO

Tony Marks

editor@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939

  
 

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO

Monique Ardoin

monique.gazette@gmail.com

(337) 363-3939

  
 

CIRCULATION CUSTOMER SERVICE

Chelsey Johnson

classifieds@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Information

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Advertising

Ville Platte Gazette

PRINT AD MECHANICAL INFORMATION

  • Printed (Image) Page Overall Dimension:  10.126" x 21" 
  • Single Display Column Width: 1.55"
  • Space Between Display Columns: 3/8"
  • Single Class Display Column Width:  1.0"
  • Space Between Class Display Columns:  2/8"
  • Max Height Any Display Ad: 21 inches
  • Ads Less Than Full Height Billed to Nearest:  Quarter-Inch

PRINT ADVERTISING INFORMATION

  • Print Ad Deadlines: Noon on Tuesday for Thursday Paper and Noon on Thursday for Sunday Paper
  • Email Address to Submit Ads:  kathy.gazette@yahoo.com
  • Preferred Format for Display Ads:  PDF

PRINT ADVERTISING GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Print Advertising Contact Phone Number:  (337) 363-3939

  • Print Advertising Contact Email Address:  kathy.gazette@yahoo.com

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Classified Advertising Contact Phone Number:  (337) 363-3939

  • Classified Advertising Contact Email Address:  kathy.gazette@yahoo.com

SPECIAL AD FORMATS & ZONES  

  • Special Ad Formats Available:   Front Page Stick-On Notes; Front Page Ears or Strips
  • Are Zoned Editions of Main Pub Offered?  No

TMC INFORMATION

  • Name of TMC Product:  Evangeline Lagniappe 
  • TMC Pub Day(s): Tuesday
  • TMC Distribution Area:  Evangeline Parish 
  • TMC Avg Dist: 6,075  
  • TMC Delivery Methods:  Carrier, Mail 
  • TMC Print Ad Deadlines: Fri. Noon
  • TMC Print Ad Mechanicals:  

PREPRINT INFORMATION

  • Preprint Deliver Deadline: Five days before insertion  
  • Preprint Delivery Requirements:  Skids or boxes
  • Preprint Delivery Address:  465 Aymond Street, Eunice, LA 70535
  • Preprint General Information Phone:  (337) 363-3939
  • Preprint General Information Email: kathy.gazette@yahoo.com
  • Other Info. About Preprints/Delivery: Deliver Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM

DIGITAL ADVERTISING GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Website URL/Address: www.evangelinetoday.com
    Digital Ads Available: Yes
  • Digital Ad General Information Phone: (337) 363-3939
  • Digital Ad General Email: kathy.gazette@yahoo.com
  • Avg. Visitors Per Month:   18,000
  • Avg. Monthly Page Views:  34,000
  • Digital Ad Sizes Accepted: Marquee - 468x60; Leaderboard - 728x90; Big Box - 300x250; and Half Page - 300x600 
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Management

Ville Platte Gazette

MANAGEMENT

Publisher

Garland Forman

garland.forman@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939

Advertising Manager

Kathy Longino

kathy.gazette@yahoo.com

(337) 363-3939

Bookkeeper

Jeneane Miller

jeneane.gazette@yahoo.com

(337) 363-3939

Managing Editor

Tony Marks

editor@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939

Associate Editor

Nancy Duplechain

editor2@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939

Composition Manager

Monique Ardoin

monique.gazette@gmail.com

(337) 363-3939

Receptionist/Circulation

Chelsey Johnson

classifieds@evangelinetoday.com

(337) 363-3939