Eunice News wins a top state award

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The Eunice News won 10 awards in the Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition for 2020 including first place for General Excellence.
The General Excellence award is judged on the overall quality of the newspaper including news, sports, features, photography, reproduction and advertising.
Harlan Kirgan, editor, said, “The General Excellence award is a top award in the contest and is the result of the news, advertising and pressroom employees doing quality work. Capturing the top prize in the category is quite an honor for The Eunice News.”
The awards were announced Monday. Awards are given in individual contests for first, second, and third places. The editorial contests range from news story writing to graphic design while the advertising entries were judged based on design, creativity, and effectiveness. The Nebraska Press Association judged the competition this year.
Thirty-nine LPA member publications, along with college, and university student newspapers submitted 1,138 entries.
The Eunice News is a member of the Louisiana Press Association, a statewide organization representing more than 150 newspapers, news-related publications, news websites, magazines, and special market products.
The association held its annual stockholders meeting June 22 using video conferencing for the first time in the organization’s 140-year history, due to issues related to COVID-19,
Officers elected at the meeting included Darrell Guillory, publisher of The Eunice News and CEO of Louisiana State Newspapers which publishes 21 other newspapers in Louisiana. Guillory was elected to a three-year term on the association’s Board.
Other awards presented to The Eunice News are:
Best Front Page, second place; Harlan Kirgan;
Best Headline, first place, Harlan Kirgan;
Best Breaking News Story, first, second and third, Harlan Kirgan;
Best Single Editorial, third place, Harlan Kirgan;
Best Sports Column, third place, Tom Dodge;
Best Feature Photo, third place, Harlan Kirgan; and
Best Sports Photo, second place, Tom Dodge.