L’Observateur (LaPlace, La.) received 20 awards
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L’Observateur (LaPlace, La.) received 20 awards, including four first places, in the Louisiana Press Association’s 2010 Better Newspaper Competition.
Awards were presented April 30 at the association’s annual convention, held this year in Marksville.
L’Observateur competed in the LPA’s Division 5, which includes all newspapers published two to four times per week.
The newspaper won first place in the Best Front Page category, reporter Robin Shannon won a first place in the Best Feature Story category, and Sports Editor Ryan Arena won two first-place awards, for Best Sports Column and Best Sports Story.
Other awards were:
• Best Feature Story – David Vitrano, second place and honorable mention; and Robin Shannon, honorable mention.
• Best News Story – Robin Shannon, honorable mention.
• Best Sports Story – Ryan Arena, second place.
• Best Lifestyle Coverage – third place.
• Best News Coverage – third place.
• Best Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event – Robin Shannon and David Vitrano.
• Best Headline – Ryan Arena, second place.
• Best News/Feature Photo – Robin Shannon, honorable mention.
• Best Sports Photo – Chris Cox, honorable mention.
• Best Photo Package – Robin Shannon and Sandy Cunningham, second place, and Chris Cox, honorable mention.
• Community Service/Service to Readers – third place.
• General Excellence – third place.
• Best Overall Website, honorable mention.