Bogalusa Daily News accepts national award

On Thursday, Jan. 22, The Daily News of Bogalusa, La. was presented with the American Correctional Association’s 2009 Outstanding Journalism Award. The newspaper was nominated by the staff at Rayburn Correctional Center in Angie, La., and was one of 50 state winners submitted for consideration.

The ACA, as part of the award, wrote, “It is not often that correctional facilities receive positive press, but the Bogalusa Daily News has made an effort to provide fair, balanced news about corrections to its readers.”

The award was announced at the ACA’s annual convention in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. 13 and was presented to Editor/Publisher John H. Walker and staff members Jacob Brooks and Marcelle Hanemann by the Chief Jeff Travis, head of operations for the Louisiana Department of Corrections, and Warden Bobby Tanner of Rayburn Correctional Center.