431 Scott Boatright, Part 1.

431. Part 1 of our interview with Scott Boatright. Longtime local journalist T. Scott Boatright has become the publisher and managing editor of the Lincoln Parish Journal. Boatright, 57, brings deep family ties and more than 35 years experience in our community serving the parish through local media outlets as well as both Louisiana Tech and Grambling State universities.

“I am thrilled about this innovative opportunity to continue serving the people of Lincoln Parish, where my family roots are based and I’ve made my home for more than three decades,” Boatright said. “And to be able to do so through a new and exciting format is gratifying beyond belief. I look forward to providing Lincoln Parish residents with the news and information they need, when they need it, on real-time platforms, free of charge. “The Lincoln Parish Journal is an extremely logical progression for local news and sports content. It’s a smart concept. As publication and production expenses have badly eroded conventional, once-timely print and broadcast coverage that our parish counted upon for decades, this format provides the ‘get it now’ aspect, cost-free to the consumer, convenient by using a cell phone, receiving an e-mail, and accessing social media. It’s the antidote to corporate retreat from news and sports reporting in local communities,” he said, “and we will provide coverage that hasn’t been possible before to bring live events and breaking news to our audience.”

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