It has been nearly four years and more than one million words since the inception of LouisianaVoice and today we have readers in every state. We constantly receive information and tips from readers that often lead to groundbreaking stories about backroom deals in state government that affect our lives on a daily basis.
Along the way, the Washington Post named LouisianaVoice as one of only two Louisiana-based blogs among the top 100 state political blogs in the nation (Bob Mann’s Something Like the Truth was the other). We hope that our stories have helped keep some of our political leaders in check but if not, we hope just as fervently that we have shown a bright light on their activities.
Unfortunately, while the growing number of tips has expanded our coverage, it also has increased our operational costs substantially.
And because we don’t charge a subscription fee or accept cheesy advertising that offers secret cancer cures, methods in which to cut gasoline bills or high blood pressure breakthroughs, we have only one other source of revenue: your donations.
We have been reluctant to ask for donations from our readers, but we have reached a point that we need to add at least one, perhaps two additional reporters to keep up with the abundance of stories about what your elected and appointed officials do behind closed doors.
If you like the service we provide and would like to see our reporting on an expanded basis, please click on the “Donate” button on the right and contribute whatever amount you would like either by PayPal or credit card.
If you prefer, you may pay by check, of course. Please make checks payable to Capital News Service/LouisianaVoice. Our address is:
107 North College West
Denham Springs, LA. 70726
Your loyalty to LouisianaVoice is both humbling and greatly appreciated.
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Please give an address for donations by mail (check or money order).
I cannot find a “donate” button –
Glad to see you got this set up. . .
I am pleased to make a donation in HONOR OF John Hays who published the Morning Paper in Ruston for many years, along with his wife Susan. He kept us informed of all the “hanky-panky” going on. We miss his reporting, and are so pleased he told us about your site. Thanks for your investigative reporting!
John Hays is the last of the breed. Journalists today simply do not have his drive, his doggedness, or his thirst for good, hard-nosed reporting. I, too, miss his Morning Paper investigative reports. I am truly honored that you made your contribution to LouisianaVoice in his name.
Thanks so much!
How about a mailing address for us old-schoolers. Would rather send a check.
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:49:26 +0000 To: ronniesez@hotmail.com
Tom: My suggestion is to charge a monthly or yearly fee. Some other blogs do this. Fran
Happy to make a donation and hope that it helps out.
Done. What I can spare this month. Refreshed reading LouisianaVoice. Disgusted most of the time. Still, happy to donate.
Glad to do this! You do an excellent job.
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With pleasure.
FYI, to find the donate button you have to open to the site, not just read from your email. Once you see and click the donate button on the right, the mailing address is also provided there. In making an electronic payment, there is an option to set up a monthly payment.
(I hope your readers are generous and the blog doesn’t have to become a paid one because I want lots of people to read it. Paid blogs only preach to the choir.)
Hi, I don’t see the donate button. Congrats on your outstanding work, and we need to keep it going!
Highest regards Jerome Freedman
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A mailing address was provided for those having difficulty finding the donation button. Don’t know what the problem with that may be, but we’re working on it.