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The current publication is the result of the 2019 acquisition of The Times-Picayune (which was the result of the 1914 union of The Picayune with the Times-Democrat) by the New Orleans edition of The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Times-Picayune was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2006 for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
During his tenure, The Times-Picayune evolved from being regarded as one of the nation's worst big-city newspapers to winning acclaim as one of its best. In a 1997 interview with the American Journalism Review, Amoss said, "There is a false hypothesis that the Times-Picayune was floundering until Jim Amoss took over. When I took over from ...
By 1889 the paper was being published daily. In 1904, a new owner, William Hamilton, renamed it The Baton Rouge Times and later The State-Times, a paper with emphasis on local news. [2] In 1909, The State-Times was acquired by Capital City Press, a company newly founded by Charles P. Manship Sr. and James Edmonds. Manship purchased his partner ...
Clyde Francis Bel Jr. (June 11, 1932 – September 6, 2014) was an American politician.He served as a Democratic member for the 28th and 90th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
In 1965, Berteaux was drafted into the United States Army and served for two years in Vietnam. In the 1970s, he began working at The Times-Picayune as a staff photographer. [2] Berteaux photographed several celebrities, including Muhammad Ali, Jane Fonda, Jesse Jackson. [3]
Obituary for Coleman E. Adler, Times-Picayune, February 28, 1938. Times-Picayune, March 1 and 2, 1938. References This page was last edited on 9 ...
Dufrene was arrested for simple burglary, copper theft, two counts of posession or distribution of drugs without a prescription, posession of marijuana, and posession of stolen property valued under $500, according to the Times-Picayune. Dufrene died of endocarditis, according to the coroner. Jail or Agency: East Baton Rouge Prison; State ...
In 2005, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper wrote, "But besides the rich history of St. Augustine, the church's real draw is the weekly sermon and golden voice of LeDoux." [8] LeDoux was known colloquially as "the people's priest" in the New Orleans region. [1]