Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman is putting away his pen and ink after decades of delighting Louisiana with his alternately humorous and poignant takes on the city's peculiar politics, personalities and events.

Handelsman, 69, will retire from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate at the end of December.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while,” he said. “I’ve been doing daily cartooning for roughly 45 years. I felt like it’s time to take a break from daily deadlines, reflect on my career, relax and look forward to doing other creative things.”

He’ll conclude his career with his annual year-end roundup of his favorite locally and nationally themed 2025 cartoons. He also plans to pen a farewell to readers featuring memorable cartoons from years past.

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