Avoyelles Journal

Avoyelles Journal
Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Randy DeCuir ; Avoyelles Publishing Company
Publisher	The Secretary
Editor	Randy DeCuir
Founded	1978
Headquarters	Marksville, Louisiana
Circulation	17,000
OCLC number	849658460
Website	avoyellestoday.com

Last updated November 19, 2023

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.^[1] 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^[2] 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.^[3]

As of 1999, the paper was based in a 19th-century building, formerly the "Jules Coco Store".^[4]

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References

↑ National Directory of Community Newspapers. American Newspaper Representatives. 1996. pp. 226–228. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
↑ Carolyn Farquhar Ulrich (1997). Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Bowker. p. 10617. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
↑ Louisiana Roster of Officials. The Secretary. 1989. p. 25. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
↑ 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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[1] National Directory of Community Newspapers. American Newspaper Representatives. 1996. pp. 226–228. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

[Ulrich1997-2] 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.

[Avoyelles1999-4] 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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