LouisianaVoice will soon have a sister publication in the form of an online state newspaper, according to publisher Tom Aswell.
The new feature, which will be published online in newspaper format, will be a weekly publication geared exclusively to Louisiana political news.
“This will be a free-subscription publication because we want everyone in Louisiana—and elsewhere—to have access to what elected and appointed officials are doing that affect the daily lives of Louisiana’s citizens,” Aswell said.
The name of the new publication will be Louisiana Free Press and will be accessible via the link http://www.louisianafreepress.com, Aswell said.
Louisiana Free Press will be supported 100 percent by advertising revenue and our coverage will be broadened from publishing a single story at a time. There will be multiple stories posted each Friday and the coverage will vary greatly.
Several writers will be contributing coverage of many more agencies than have historically been covered by LouisianaVoice.
These writers will be covering the Louisiana Supreme Court proceedings, Louisiana Attorney General opinions, audit reports of all state and local agencies as they are provided by the Legislative Auditor’s office. Moreover, coverage of agencies will be increased—agencies like the Department of Health and Hospitals, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Department of Education, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Board of Regents, University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and the Public Service Commission, the governor’s office, the lieutenant governor, state treasurer and the legislature, as well as other more obscure state boards and commissions.
“We feel it is important that Louisiana’s citizenry remain informed about what their public officials are doing in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and elsewhere,” Aswell said.
“This is an ambitious endeavor but for too long, too many agencies, board and commissions have operated under the radar of the media,” Aswell said. “We anticipate that is about to change.
“That is not to say that everything we write will be of an investigative nature or that each story will be some major exposé. Most will be of a routine nature but will provide news otherwise not available to the public.”
LouisianaVoice will issue further updates as the schedule for launching Louisiana Free Press develops.
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That is GREAT news!!!!!!
Looking forward to this new endeavor and letting all citizens and retirees know what’s going on in Louisiana, because so much is left out of the news media, i.e., TV, newpapers, whatever, and we know that Mr. Aswell will get the news, updates and other related matters out to the people. Thanks.
Looking forward to your new paper. I appreciate your reporting on government issues that our local media seems reluctant to do. Could that be Jindalphobia?
Tom,
Congratulations. You have done a great job and I know how it feels to work like a slave and wonder if anyone notices. You are being noticed.
Butch
Lorem ipsum – I like it. Great idea for a website. I’ll spread the word.
Eatoin Shrdlu.
You have to know a little about printing and a lot about the old linotype machines to decode what appears to be Latin (Lorem Ipsum is Latin but the other is not) in Mr. Reed’s comment. Eatoin Shrdlu represents, in descending order, the frequency in which those letters are used in typing.
Sounds great! Jamie Segura
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Looking forward to the new publication! Even though I may not be the first to subscribe, I will be soon after!
Excellent news, Tom. Best of luck to all involved.
Great news– I wish you all success, and I have spread the word to ULL English faculty.
Truly looking forward to this new endeavor. Will you be able to take progress reports from areas affected by the poor judgement of our polical (used loosely) leaders?
Fantastic news! Can’t wait.
Glad to see civil service is included. Also look at how many agencies are being sued by employees and the cost to the state and it’s citizens. I look forward to reading the truth! Thanks Tom.
Woke up this morning to see that it looks like our governor sold out our state for a pipe dream. VP running mate goes to Paul Ryan. Oh well, no harm done, right? We’ll soon see as his house of cards begins to tumble and those legislators who forgot who they represent can go tumbling down with him. Let’s see what kind of SPIN they” ll put on it to get re- elected. Thanks for keeping us informed, lest we forget when it’s time to vote again.
I saw that. Romney actually introduced Ryan as next President of the United States. The slip says it all. Romney is the puppet and Ryan calls shots. We get to keep the Jindal. OMG can they give him a cabinet post?
Unfortunately, means Pi-Jerk will be coming home. Unless he’s counting on an appointment as head of US Dept. of Education. Oh wait…I thought the ‘Rs’ wanted to abolish that. . . .
Tom,
I don’t know just what your procedures will be, but if you post any outside columns, I hope you will consider mine. Attached is my latest. I’m not quite as aggressive as your first rate pieces, but I do give a Louisiana perspective that might be of interest. Good luck in getting our new project off the ground. By the way, I have your site listed on mine as well as posting your weekly columns. Hope all is well.
Jim
James H. Brown Jr. The Lisburn Press 3115 Old Forge Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 (225)925-0997-office (225)229-5549-cell (225)924-7810-fax http://www.jimbrownusa.com http://www.TheLisburnPress.com
Good to hear from you. I’ve had your link posted on my blog for several months now.
And, yes, I would be happy to post your column on my newspaper once it’s up and running.
Sounds like racketeering ….A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. Louisiana is a cesspool.