64 Parishes and its contributors won five Press Club of New Orleans awards at the annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Gala on July 18, 2026 in New Orleans, including second place for Best Magazine. See below for the awards and links to read each story and see the winning photograph.

Hal Ledet Print Photography Award

Best of all first-place print photography winners

Kevin Rabalais

“Wild Horse Race” from “The Wildest Show: The controversial chaos of the Angola Prison Rodeo”

Fall 2025

First Place: Best Feature Photo

Kevin Rabalais

“Wild Horse Race” from “The Wildest Show: The controversial chaos of the Angola Prison Rodeo”

Fall 2025

First Place: Best Sports Feature

Edward Holt

“More Than a Game: Coach Wilbert Ellis and the legacy of Grambling State University baseball”

Winter 2025

Second Place: Best Magazine

Josh-Wade Ferguson, Alexandra Kennon Shahin

64 Parishes

Fall 2025

Second Place: Best Critical Review

Lucie Monk Carter

“Sunk Coast Fallacy: Ned Randolph’s Muddy Thinking probes a legacy of extraction in South Louisiana”

Fall 2025