# Houma Today, Houma, LA

> Breaking News + eNewspaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id393149150](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id393149150)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id393149150`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gannett
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (260 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.10.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-27
- **First published:** 2010-09-24
- **Size:** 182 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/houma-today-houma-la/id393149150)
- **Website:** [https://www.houmatoday.com](https://www.houmatoday.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cm.houmatoday.com/privacy](https://cm.houmatoday.com/privacy)

## Description

Houma Today delivers the local news that matters to the Houma, LA community through in-depth journalism, compelling photography, and engaging videos.

The app provides a fast-loading experience with breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts. Personalize your reading by adjusting text size and switching to night mode, save favorites, and enjoy offline access, plus access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers via the eNewspaper feature.

## Rankings

- #95,472 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews show the Houma Today iOS app delivers solid local news coverage and a generally positive reading experience, with timely reporting and useful local context. However, recurring issues across multiple reviews include a costly paywall and pay-to-read model, subscription management and cancellation problems, frequent access and loading problems, outdated or slow-to-update content, and an overly ad-heavy experience. Users praise the improved reporting but frequently complain that monetization and reliability undermine usability.

### Pros

- Improved, quick, and accurate local reporting with follow-ups.
- Timely and informative local news coverage.
- Generally positive news experience with up-to-date content.

### Cons

- Forced subscription/paywall to read content and recurring costs around monthly fees.
- Difficulty cancelling or managing a subscription; cancellation often not straightforward.
- App reliability issues: inability to load headlines or access content even when subscribed.
- Content is outdated or not updated promptly (older articles and slow breaking-news updates).
- Excessive advertising and ad-heavy experience.

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