And the winners are ... our readers!

The Clarion Herald won eight awards at the 2014 Catholic Media Conference sponsored June 18-20 by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada! 

First-place awards:
Individual Excellence as an Editor: Peter Finney Jr. (columns on “The mom who finished the race and kept the faith”; “Gold shovels a dark symbol for Planned Parenthood”; “No joke: Cooper Manning really loves his brothers”; “A mother’s love: ‘All I had to do was get out of the truck’”; “Baby Noah is a miracle of life, love and the cross”).

Best Reporting on Children and Teens: Beth Donze, Kids’ Clarion reporting on elementary school students, including stories on a “Soles to Souls” effort at St. Matthew the Apostle in River Ridge, rosary-making at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Belle Chasse and a children’s rosary group at St. Charles Borromeo in Destrehan.

Best Sports Photo: Ron Brocato, Jesuit High School outfielder making a spectacular diving catch.

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Third-place awards:
Best Multiple Picture Package Originating with a Newspaper: Peter Finney Jr., “Father, you cudda been a contenda!”

Best Personality Profile: Peter Finney Jr., “Back to School at 88, Father Morin, revels in Scripture”

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Honorable Mentions:

Best Special Supplement on an Ordinary’s Transition: Staff, “A Bishop for the Bayou” (Bishop Fabre).

Best Newswriting Originating with a Newspaper on an International Event: Peter Finney Jr. and Christine Bordelon, “Sex trafficking at the Super Bowl.”

Best Photo Story Originating with a Newspaper: Peter Finney Jr., “Father, you cudda been a contenda!”