NATCHITOCHES — Luke Johnson won Story of the Year and the Beat Writer of the Year, leading a list of winners for the Times-Picayune, The Advocate and Acadiana Advocate at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s annual awards ceremony held Sunday.
Johnson’s feature story on interim Saints coach Darren Rizzi was selected as the annual contest’s top story across two divisions. The same story also netted Johnson a first-place in the pro features category and was a key part of his multi-story entry that won the beat writer award.
Section of the Year was the other major award the Times-Picayune, The Advocate and The Acadiana Advocate claimed. Staff writers had five first-place finishes in individual Division I categories…