the times-picayune

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As The Times-Picayune in New Orleans scales back its print edition to three days a week, a newspaper in Baton Rouge is starting its own daily edition to try to fill the void. The move by The Advocate sets up an old-fashioned newspaper competition, even as more and more people get their news online and from cellphones...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Advocate newspaper says it will expand into the New Orleans market with a specialized print edition. Richard Manship, president and CEO of Capital City Press, says The Advocate is laying the groundwork to reach into the market following the announcement by The Times-Picayune that the newspaper will reduce publication to three days a week this fall while beefing up i