The Avoyelles Journal is a free independent weekly newspaper serving Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
It began publication in 1978, founded by Randy DeCuir.
In 1986 it added a Wednesday advertising edition with business news[2] In recent years, a website was begun to complement the newspaper: www.avoyellestoday.com.
The newspaper sponsors the annual Avoyellean of the Year award which honors a local citizen who has made notable contributions to the parish of Avoyelles.
[3] As of 1999, the paper was based in a 19th-century building, formerly the "Jules Coco Store".