Jerry Raehal started as the LPA's executive director in September 2020. He has experience in newspapers -- with stints as publisher, editor and ad director for papers in Colorado, Wyoming and Oregon -- and press associations -- serving as the Colorado Press Association CEO from 2014-18.
You can reach him at
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Coffee and a newspaper.
The columns below were written by Will Chapman, the previous executive director of the Louisiana Press Association. Chapman served as the executive director of LPA from April 2018 through his retirement in October 2020.
Local Journalism Sustainability Act
“The best time to start thinking about retirement is before the boss does.”
“People spend money when and where they feel good”
Close to opening, soon, we hope
We’ll get through this
HB 314 to move notices out of newspapers
Lunches, Dinners with Legislators Canceled
Best New Year’s Wishes!
Dues Renewal Invoices
We are working to go live with our new online Louisiana Media Directory, hopefully to debut for the start of the new year.
It’s back!!!
Your publication will be profiled in LPA’s online “Louisiana Media Directory” that will go live in a few weeks.
It’s been a bit like musical chairs (I thought that a friendlier image than whack-a-mole) filling one of the seats on the LPA board.
Think your readers would be interested to read their drinking water may contain disease causing organisms?
David Francis, executive vice-president and publisher of The Times-Picayune/NOLA, and the secretary-treasurer of the LPA Board, resigned his seat on the board last month, now that Georges Media Group has purchased the paper.
LPA’s updated website is live.
LPA’s updated website is live.
Who is the unknown LPA president?
Ads on Louisiana news websites were three times more effective than typical government websites during a recent campaign during when LPA worked with the Louisiana Department of Treasury. This was related to unclaimed property notices alerting state residents how the state might be holding mo…
Happy New Year!
Issues related to public notices in newspapers and on newspaper websites continue to require attention from LPA, and its members.
Continuing to see public notices published in local newspapers is a major focus for LPA.
LPA members got some good news last Wednesday when it was announced that the International Trade Commission had voted to not impose permanent tariffs on North American newsprint.
While members of Congress are home during August, LPA is attempting to facilitate meetings between newspaper managers and their congressional representatives, to get newspaper people to meet face to face with their Congressman and ask for support of newspapers need for relief on the newsprin…
