Avoyelles Journal

American newspaper

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Avoyelles JournalType| Weekly newspaper

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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

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]

## References

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1. ^ National Directory of Community Newspapers. American Newspaper Representatives. 1996. pp. 226–228. Retrieved July 4, 2013.226-228&rft.pub=American+Newspaper+Representatives&rft.date=1996&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=js4gAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Avoyelles+Journal" class="Z3988">
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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