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Avoyelles Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Randy DeCuir
Avoyelles Publishing Company
PublisherThe Secretary
EditorRandy DeCuir
Founded1978
HeadquartersMarksville, Louisiana
Circulation17,000
OCLC number849658460
Websiteavoyellestoday.com

The Avoyelles Journal is a free independent weekly newspaper serving Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is published on Sundays and has circulation of around 17,000. It is headquartered in Marksville, Louisiana with one branch in Bunkie, Louisiana. It began publication in 1978, founded by Randy DeCuir. In 1986 it added a Wednesday advertising edition with business news In recent years, a website was begun to complement the newspaper: www.avoyellestoday.com. The newspaper sponsors the annual Avoyellean of the Year award which honors a local citizen who has made notable contributions to the parish of Avoyelles.

As of 1999, the paper was based in a 19th-century building, formerly the "Jules Coco Store".

References

  1. National Directory of Community Newspapers. American Newspaper Representatives. 1996. pp. 226–228. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  2. Carolyn Farquhar Ulrich (1997). Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Bowker. p. 10617. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  3. Louisiana Roster of Officials. The Secretary. 1989. p. 25. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. Commission Des Avoyelles (February 1, 1999). Avoyelles Parish: Crossroads of Louisiana Where All Cultures Meet. Pelican Publishing. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-1-4556-0051-9. Retrieved July 4, 2013.


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