Gazette places second for general excellence in LPA competition
Evangeline Parish Sheriff Deputies Allen James (left) and Tyla Godeaux (second from left) deploy pepper spray into a group of demonstrators who were protesting on the southbound shoulder of La. Hwy 13 across from the prison in Pine Prairie. This photo earned first place in the 2020 Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition for Best News Photo. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
The Ville Platte Gazette notched a second place finish for general excellence in the 2020 Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The category of general excellence judges two issues as one entry and has the following criteria: overall creativity, layout and design as well as reader appeal, news quality and editorial page. Special consideration will be given to the overall variet…
