Louisiana Online Voting Contests

Baton Rouge High School Athlete of the Week

Baton Rouge · The Advocate / theadvocate.com

The Advocate's weekly fan vote for standout prep athletes across the Baton Rouge metro, covering all LHSAA-sanctioned sports year-round. Closes noon Thursday — a sharper window than most Louisiana weekly polls — with the winner featured on The Advocate High School Sports Facebook page.

Louisiana High School Athlete of the Week

Statewide Louisiana · High School on SI (si.com/high-school/louisiana)

High School on SI (si.com/high-school/louisiana) runs a free weekly statewide fan vote each school-sports season, spotlighting top Louisiana prep performers across all LHSAA classes — 5A through 1A and select Divisions I–IV. Open ballot, no registration required.

Louisiana High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide Louisiana · SBLive Sports / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Free annual fan-vote hosted by High School on SI at si.com/high-school/louisiana, honoring the top Louisiana prep boys basketball player by LHSAA classification. Separate Class 5A through 1A polls run after each winter season ends; no registration required. Run by SBLive Sports under the Sports Illustrated High School banner.

Louisiana High School Football Player of the Week

The High School on SI statewide Louisiana fan vote — technically "Athlete of the Week" but 87–100% football nominees during the fall season. Voting closes 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday, with no cap on manual votes. Nominations go to [email protected] by 4 p.m. Sunday.

Louisiana High School Player of the Year

Statewide Louisiana · SBLive Sports / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual end-of-season fan-vote series run by SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/louisiana, crowning the top LHSAA prep athlete per sport across all five classification levels (1A–5A). Separate polls run for each sport; voting closes 11:59 p.m. PT on each poll's posted deadline.

New Orleans Area High School Athlete of the Week

New Orleans · NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune

The NOLA.com / Times-Picayune weekly fan vote for the best non-football prep sports performance across Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and the River Parishes. Nominations close Sunday at 5 p.m.; the poll closes Thursday at noon — five days shorter than the SI statewide ballot.

New Orleans Area Prep Football Player of the Week

New Orleans · NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune

The NOLA.com / Times-Picayune regional fan vote for the best prep football performance in the New Orleans metro — Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and the River Parishes. Editors nominate; anyone can vote; the ballot closes at noon on Thursday, not the weekend, which compresses the campaign window sharply.

Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week

Shreveport · Shreveport Times / USA Today Network

The Shreveport Times weekly fan vote for the top prep athlete across Northwest Louisiana — covering every LHSAA sport except football, closing Friday night, with the winner receiving a Raising Cane's prize package and a feature story.

WAFB Sportsline Player of the Week

Baton Rouge · WAFB 9 (CBS, Baton Rouge)

WAFB 9's weekly high school football fan vote for the Baton Rouge market, hosted on a dedicated Sportsline hub page rather than a dated article, with the winner featured in that week's sports segment on WAFB 9 (CBS).

WBRZ Fans' Choice Player of the Week

The WBRZ News 2 weekly fan vote for Baton Rouge-area high school football, nominees are revealed Tuesday, voting opens that evening, and fans can vote up to 50 times before the winner is announced live on the Wednesday 6 p.m. newscast.

Alexandria Community's Choice Awards

The Town Talk's (Gannett) readers-choice business awards for Cenla, run on the YourChoiceAwards platform at yourchoiceawards.com/alexandria/ across 150+ categories spanning Rapides, Grant, and Avoyelles parishes.

Bayou's Best Community's Choice Awards

Houma Today / Daily Comet readers-choice business awards for Louisiana's Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, run on the YourChoiceAwards platform at yourchoiceawards.com/houma/ across 150+ categories with gold, silver, and bronze winners published annually.

Best of Monroe Community's Choice Awards

The Monroe News-Star's (Gannett) readers-choice business awards on the YourChoiceAwards platform at yourchoiceawards.com/monroecounty/, spanning 120+ categories across Monroe, Ouachita Parish, and Northeast Louisiana.

Best of SWLA

Lake Charles American Press readers-choice awards spanning five Southwest Louisiana parishes, with public People's Choice voting at bestofswla.com.