(Baton Rouge, LA) KATC TV3 was named Television Station of the Year at the 2018 Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Prestige Awards ceremony, held March 14th in Baton Rouge. The award is given to the broadcast station that best exemplifies the highest standards of television broadcasting, including local news coverage, quality of programming, and commitment to community service.

“We are appreciative and very honored to have received this award in a State where we have so many other outstanding broadcasters. I am very proud of our KATC team and their ongoing commitment to serving the Acadiana community,” said Andrew Shenkan, President and General Manager of KATC.

The Prestige Awards is sponsored annually by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters. KATC has won Station of the Year five times out of the past ten years.

KATC Communications, LLC is a division of Cordillera Communications and is owned and operated by Evening Post Industries. KATC Communications, LLC, which includes ABC affiliate KATC TV3, KATC-CW, Grit TV and KATC.COM, provides news, information and public service for the Lafayette, Louisiana market. For more information on KATC Communications, call 337-235-3333 or visit www.katc.com.