BY Local News LLC (BYLN) is an online news publication / newspaper created by Broussard resident Karen Lagrange Cox to capture local news, information and events in the Broussard – Youngsville, Louisiana areas. BYLN is only available online.
About
Karen Lagrange Cox, Publisher and Editor of BY Local News’ Broussard edition
Prior to creating BY Local News LLC in October 2022, Karen was a former web designer and search engine optimization specialist for over twenty years. She was also involved in advocacy for home and community-based services for individuals with development disabilities.
Call (337) 366-0479 or email ContactBYLN[at]BYLocalNews.com.
Jamie Creed, Publisher and Editor
Jamie began her storytelling journey writing blog posts about her adventures living in Japan. Creed is an active community member with the Rotary Club of Youngsville, the Youngsville Chamber of Commerce, and several other community organizations.
Call (337) 366-0479 or email ContactBYLN[at]BYLocalNews.com.
Larry Cox, Photographer
Larry worked in the oil and gas industry for over twenty years, before working with his wife, Karen, on BY Local News LLC. He serves as the photogrqpher for BYLN.
Call (337) 366-0479 or email cContactBYLN[at]BYLocalNews.com.
BYLN does not have subscriptions and therefore is free for anyone to view. BYLN is monetized by way of advertisers, sponsors, and contributors. For advertising, sponsoring or contributing please email contactBYLN @ BYLocalNews.com (remove the spaces when emailing) for more information.
When was BYLN Created?
The work on the website for BYLN started August 14, 2022. This was just after Cox’s father, after entering a nursing home in Broussard for a second time, complained there wasn’t a newspaper there. Cox told her father, “Wait, there will be”.
When looking at possible names and domain names for the online news publication / newspaper, when coming upon the name BY Local News, it was clear that would be the name for it. The BY – B representing Broussard and the Y representing Youngsville – along with Local News was perfect for the name of the online newspaper. Within a week, the framework for the news website was done. The next steps were to get content for the web site, then to get the word out about BYLN. On September 23, 2022, a Facebook page was created to give BYLN more exposure and to share articles from the BYLN website to its Facebook page.
On October 11, 2022, BY Local News LLC officially became a business.
Cox’s father saw the BYLN website once on her smart phone while the website was being developed, however he passed away at the age of ninety-one, a week before BYLN became a business.
As of March 22, 2025, the news web site has obtained over 1.1 million users (according to Google Analytics) since the day it became a business.
What is Included?
The following are some of the information published on the BYLN web site:
- Profiles of local businesses, organizations and people.
- City Council meetings are attended and covered from both Broussard and Youngsville.
- Opinions, editorials and letters to the editor are reviewed and once verified are published.
- Requests were made to the City of Broussard, City of Youngsville, City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, etc to include BYLN on their media lists. These press releases include police news, notices of road closures, events, etc. If applicable, these press releases are published on the BYLN web site.
- Daily arrest reports through the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office are published daily.
- Political campaign press releases.
- Community news.
- Projects of local organizations.
- Local events.
- News from other sources.
About the Geographic Areas Served
Broussard and Youngsville are basically adjacent to each other. The cities are located on the south side of Lafayette Parish and south of the City of Lafayette.
The City of Lafayette usually has the major focus of larger news outlets. This sometimes leaves a gap on news coverage for Broussard and Youngsville. BYLN focuses on these two cities to help to fill the gap in news coverage.
