NAHJ Louisiana

11/12/2025

Congratulations to our Treasurer, Ramon Vargas, on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉

Introducing our 2025 Exemplary Journalists honorees! 🏆⭐

Ramon Antonio Vargas is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work has significantly enhanced the public's understanding of clergy sexual abuse in Louisiana. Previously with The Advocate and now with The Guardian, his courageous and trauma-informed reporting has amplified the voices of survivors, led to criminal indictments, and brought international attention to abuse that was long hidden from view.

Join us in recognizing these individuals, organizations, and businesses that support survivors at our awards gala on November 20th in Metairie.

🎉 Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available here: https://ow.ly/Syol50XlVvr

11/11/2025

Congratulations to our Treasurer, Ramon Vargas, on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉

Meet our 2025 Exemplary Journalists honorees! 🏆⭐

Ramon Antonio Vargas is an award-winning investigative journalist whose reporting has transformed public understanding of clergy sexual abuse in Louisiana. Formerly with The Advocate and now with The Guardian, his fearless, trauma-informed reporting has amplified survivor voices, led to criminal indictments, and drawn international attention to abuse long hidden from view.

Join us in honoring these individuals, organizations, and businesses supporting survivors at our awards gala on November 20th in Metairie.

🎉Tickets & Sponsorships: https://ow.ly/Syol50XlVvr

10/20/2025

The panel is set! Join PRSA NOLA for a dynamic and insightful Lunch & Learn Media Roundtable designed to empower public relations and communications professionals to better engage with New Orleans’s vibrant Hispanic media outlets.

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Ralph’s on the Park
11:30 a.m. – Noon: Registration & Networking
Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Served / Media Roundtable
Topic: Beyond the Pitch: Building Authentic Connections with New Orleans Hispanic Media

New Orleans’s Hispanic media landscape plays a vital role in informing and connecting the community and it’s growing every day. To reach these audiences authentically, communicators need more than a translation. They need cultural insight, relationships, and genuine storytelling.

This event brings together a stellar panel of voices shaping the conversation in New Orleans’s Hispanic media market:
Juan Francisco García – News Reporter & Content Creator, Telemundo New Orleans
AnaMaria Bech – Founder & Publisher, VIVA NOLA Magazine & Owner, VIVA Media
Andrés Fuentes – Multimedia Journalist, FOX 8
Nicole Caridad Ralston, Ph.D. – Leadership Consultant, Educator, and Creator of

Don’t miss this opportunity to:
✅ Learn how to craft culturally resonant stories
✅ Build meaningful media relationships
✅ Discover trends and opportunities in Hispanic media outreach

Register now – space is limited:

10/03/2025

NAHJ is concerned about the deportation of journalist Mario Guevara and rejects any attempt to deter legal news coverage of law-enforcement activities. Read the statement: nahj.org/mario-guevara/

10/03/2025

10/03/2025

¡Nuestro panel de inmigración fue un éxito!
Gracias a todos los que nos acompañaron y participaron en esta conversación inteligente sobre los cambios en la política de inmigración a nivel nacional y local.
Presentado por , NAHJ Louisiana y la Universidad Loyola de Nueva Orleans.

🇺🇸 Our Immigration Panel was a success!
Thank you to everyone who joined and participated in this insightful discussion on immigration policy changes nationally and locally.
Brought to you by , NAHJ Louisiana, and Loyola University New Orleans.

09/17/2025

https://telemundoneworleans.com/new-orleans-sera-sede-de-la-conferencia-nacional-de-periodistas-hispanos-en-2026/

El capítulo de Louisiana de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ, por sus siglas en inglés) celebró uno de sus primeros eventos sociales en New Orleans, coincidiendo con el inicio del Mes de la Herencia Hispana.

09/12/2025

What a night! Our inaugural NAHJ Louisiana event was a success 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us at Tchop Manor as we kicked off the road to NAHJ 2026 in New Orleans. Exciting things ahead!