Small town reporting

Across the nation, small towns and rural communities are facing an increasing dearth of meaningful reporting that’s left many citizens in the dark about the communities they live and work in. The hard truth is that small town news isn’t a profitable endeavor for news organizations.

Thanks to our partnership with Report for America, we’ve been able to fully fund the type of reporting that all of Acadiana needs and deserves. But we need your help to continue that work. Our goal is to raise $25,000 by May 15th to fully fund that journalism for another year.

Your tax-deductible contribution goes solely to our Acadiana small town and rural coverage.

What is Report for America?

Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization, The GroundTruth Project, it is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations.