List of newspapers in Louisiana

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This is a list of newspapers in Louisiana.

Daily and weekly newspapers (currently published)

class="wikitable sortable"
Title

! Locale

! Year est.

! Publisher/parent company

! Notes

Abbeville Meridional

| Abbeville

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Town Talk

| Alexandria

|

| Gannett Company{{citation |access-date=March 27, 2017|url= http://www.gannett.com/brands/ |author=Gannett Co., Inc. |location=McLean, Virginia |title= Our Brands: Louisiana }}

|

The Basile Weekly

| Basile

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Advocate

| Baton Rouge

| 1908{{cite web |location= Washington DC |work= Chronicling America |publisher= Library of Congress |title= US Newspaper Directory: Louisiana |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Louisiana&rows=50&sort=date |access-date= March 15, 2017 }}

| Georges Media Group

|

Plaquemines Gazette

| Belle Chasse

|

|

|

The Bernice Banner News

| Bernice

|

| Jessie Kelley Boyett

|

Bogalusa Daily News

| Bogalusa

| 1927

| Boone Newspapers

|{{cite web |url=https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/18/999/2551 |title=Bogalusa Daily News |last= |first= |date=October 14, 2015 |work=Mondo Times |publisher= |publication-place=Boulder, Colorado |access-date=March 16, 2025}}

Bossier Press-Tribune

| Bossier City

|

| Specht Newspapers

|

The Inquisitor

| Bossier City

| 1997

| Settle Talk LLC

|

The Bunkie Record

| Bunkie

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

St. Bernard Voice

| Chalmette

|

|

|

The Church Point News

| Church Point

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Chronicle

| Colfax

|

|

|

The Caldwell Watchman

| Columbia

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Crowley Post-Signal

| Crowley

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Delhi Dispatch

| Delhi

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Cameron Parish Pilot

| DeQuincy

|

| Wise family

|

The DeQuincy News

| DeQuincy

|

| Wise family

|

Beauregard Daily News

| DeRidder

|

| Boone Newspapers

|

Donaldsonville Chief

| Donaldsonville

|

| Gannett Company

|

The Eunice News

| Eunice

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Gazette

| Farmerville

|

|

|

Concordia Sentinel

| Ferriday

|

| [https://www.hannapub.com/ Hanna Publishing]

|

St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune

| Franklin

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Franklinton Era-Leader

| Franklinton

|

|

|

Gonzales Weekly Citizen

| Gonzales

|

| Gannett Company

|

Gueydan Journal

| Gueydan

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Daily Star

| Hammond

|

| Paxton Media Group

|

The Courier

| Houma

|

| Gannett Company{{citation |access-date=March 27, 2017|url= http://www.gatehousemedia.com/our-markets/ |author=GateHouse Media, LLC |location=Pittsford, New York |title= Our Markets: Louisiana }}

|

The Jena Times

| Jena

| 1905

|

|

The Kaplan Herald

| Kaplan

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Kinder Courier News

| Kinder

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Daily Advertiser

| Lafayette

| 1865

| Gannett Company

|

The Acadiana Advocate

| Lafayette

|

| Georges Media Group

|

American Press

| Lake Charles

|

| Boone Newspapers

|

L'Observateur

| LaPlace

|

| Boone Newspapers

|

Leesville Daily Leader

| Leesville

|

| Boone Newspapers

|

Acadian Press

| Mamou

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Avoyelles Journal

| Marksville

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Marksville Weekly News

| Marksville

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Minden Press-Herald

| Minden

|

| Specht Newspapers

|

Monroe Free Press

|Monroe

|1969

|Wright's Publishing, Co.

|

The News-Star

| Monroe

|

| Gannett Company

|

Morgan City Review

| Morgan City

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Natchitoches Times

| Natchitoches

| 1903

| NTN Media

|

The Daily Iberian

| New Iberia

|

| Wick Communications

|

The Times-Picayune {{!}} The New Orleans Advocate

| New Orleans

| 1837

| Georges Media Group

| Began as Picayune in 1837; merged with Times-Democrat in 1914 to form Times-Picayune, merged with New Orleans edition of The Advocate in 2019

The Pointe Coupee Banner

| New Roads

| 1880

| LaCour family

The West Carroll Gazette

| Oak Grove

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Oakdale Journal

| Oakdale

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Daily World

| Opelousas

|

| Gannett Company

|

The Bayou-Pioneer

| Pierre Part

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Post South

| Plaquemine

|

| Gannett Company

|

The Rayne Acadian-Tribune

| Rayne

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Richland Beacon-News

| Richland

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Ruston Daily Leader

| Ruston

|

| Ruston Newspapers, Inc.

|

The Tensas Gazette

| St. Joseph

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

Teche News

| St. Martinville

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Times

| Shreveport

| 1871

| Gannett Company

|

Southwest Daily News

| Sulphur

|

| Boone Newspapers

|

The Daily Comet

| Thibodaux

|

| Gannett Company

|

Ville Platte Gazette

| Ville Platte

|

| Louisiana State Newspapers

|

The Ouachita Citizen

| West Monroe

|

| [https://www.hannapub.com/ Hanna Publishing]

|

[https://www.hannapub.com/franklinsun/ The Franklin Sun]

|Winnsboro

|

|[https://www.hannapub.com/ Hanna Publishing]

|

University newspapers

Defunct newspapers

class="wikitable sortable"
Title

! Locale

! Year est.

! Year ceased

! Notes

Avoyelles Pelican

|Marksville

|1859

|186?

|{{cite news |title=About The Avoyelles pelican. volume (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186? |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89059000/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Bastrop Daily Enterprise

|Bastrop

|1904

|2019{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Perry |title=Private group plans to save dying Bastrop newspaper |url=https://www.knoe.com/content/news/Private-groups-plans-to-save-dying-Bastrop-newspaper-507855041.html |access-date=27 October 2022 |work=KNOE |language=en}}

|

Baton-Rouge Gazette

|

|1819

|1856

|{{cite news |title=About Baton-Rouge gazette. volume (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819–1856 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82003383/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Baton Rouge State-Times

|

|1904

|1991

|{{cite news |title=About State times advocate. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1913–1991 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)}}

Bogalusa Enterprise

|

|1914

|1918

|{{cite news |date=29 March 2017 |title=Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94 |work=New York Times}}

Daily States

| New Orleans

| 1880

|

| Became New Orleans States-Item in 1960

Gazette and Sentinel

|Plaquemine

|1858

|1864

|{{cite news |title=About Gazette and sentinel. volume (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville, La.) 1858–1864 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053832/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Houma Courier

|

|1878

|1939

|{{cite news |title=About The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878–1939 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064122/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

The Independent

|Lafayette

|2003

|2017{{cite news |date=26 June 2017 |title=IND Media closing The Independent, suspending ABiz and The Current |url=http://theind.com/article-25239-IND-Media-closing-The-Independent-suspending-ABiz-and-The-Current.html |access-date=27 October 2022 |work=The Independent |language=en}}

|

Lafayette Advertiser

|

|1865

|19??

|{{cite news |title=About The Lafayette advertiser. (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19?? |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Louisiana Cotton-Boll

|Lafayette

|1872

|1883

|{{cite news |title=About The Louisiana cotton-boll. volume (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872–1883 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079083/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Le Louisianais

|Convent

|1865

|1883

|{{cite news |title=About Le Louisianais. volume (Convent, La.) 1865–1883 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015038/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Lower Coast Gazette

|Pointe à la Hache

|1909

|1925

|{{cite news |title=About Lower coast gazette. (Pointe-a-la-Hache, La.) 1909–1925 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064433/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

The Lumberjack

|Alexandria

|1913

|1913

|{{cite news |title=About The Lumberjack. volume (Alexandria, La.) 1913-1913 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064459/ |accessdate=8 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

The Meridional

|Abbeville

|1856

|1906

|{{cite news |title=About The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856–1906 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064005/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Le Meschacébé

|Lucy

|1853

|1942

|{{cite news |title=About Le Meschacébé. ([Lucy] La.) 1853–1942 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079080/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Le Messager

|Bringier

|1846

|1860

|{{cite news |title=About Le messager. volume (Bringier, Paroisse Saint-Jacques, Louisiane) 1846–1860 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020177/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Natchitoches Union

|

|1859

|1864

|{{cite news |title=About Natchitoches union. volume ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859–1864 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020181/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

New Orleans Bee

| New Orleans

| 1827{{cite book |title=The South in the Building of the Nation |publisher= Southern Historical Publication Society |location=Richmond, VA |year= 1909 |chapter= Southern Press |pages=402–436 |chapter-url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/yale.39002004114386?urlappend=;seq=522 |quote=Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers |volume=7 |hdl= 2027/yale.39002004114386?urlappend=%3Bseq=522 }}

| 1923{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}

| Also called Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans

New Orleans Republican

| New Orleans

| 1867

| 1878

|

North Ouachita Weekly

| Sterlington

|

| 2019{{cite news |last1=Bolden |first1=Bonnie |title=Bastrop Daily Enterprise, North Ouachita Weekly News to cease operations |url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2019/03/18/bastrop-daily-enterprise-north-ouachita-weekly-news-cease-operations/3201682002/ |access-date=27 October 2022 |work=The News-Star}}

|

Courrier de la Louisiane

|

| 1807

| 1860{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}

|

The Louisianan

|

| 1870

| 1871

|

New Iberia Enterprise

|

|1885

|1902

|{{cite news |title=About New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885–1902 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064327/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

New Orleans Item-Tribune

| New Orleans

| 1924

| 1958

| Began as Daily City Item in 1877

L'Abeille (The New Orleans Bee)

|New Orleans

|1827

|1923

|

New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin

|New Orleans

|1832

|1871

|{{Cite news |title=New-Orleans commercial bulletin. |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86079017/ |access-date=2018-07-10 |work=The Library of Congress |language=en}}

New Orleans States-Item

|New Orleans

|1958

|1980

|{{cite news |title=About The States-item. (New Orleans, La.) 1970–1980 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)}}

The New Orleans Tribune

| New Orleans

| 1864

| 1870{{citation |url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2014/07/23/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1207-3 |title=New Orleans Tribune |date=July 23, 2014 |work=Congressional Record |location=Washington DC }}

|

Opelousas Courier

|Opelousas

|1852

|1910

|{{cite news |title=About The Opelousas courier. (Opelousas, La.) 1852–1910 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83026389/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Opelousas Journal

|Opelousas

|1868

|1878

|{{cite news |title=About The Opelousas journal. volume (Opelousas, La.) 1868–1878 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079077/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Opelousas Patriot

|Opelousas

|1855

|1863

|

El Pelayo

|New Orleans

|1851

|1852

|{{cite news |title=About El Pelayo. (Nueva-Orleans [i.e. New Orleans, La.) 1851–1852 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064368/ |accessdate=8 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Pioneer of Assumption

|Napoleonville

|185?

|1895

|{{cite news |title=About Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?–1895 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064275/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Planters' Banner

|Franklin

|1849

|1872

|{{cite news |title=About The Planters' banner. (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849–1872 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053688/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Pointe Coupee Democrat

|New Roads

|1858

|1862

|{{cite news |title=About Pointe Coupee Democrat. volume (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858–1862 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053686/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

La Sentinelle de Thibodaux

|

|1861

|1866

|{{cite news |title=About La sentinelle de Thibodaux. volume (Thibodaux, La.) 1861–1866 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053854/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

The Shreveport Journal

|Shreveport

|1897

|1991

|

St. Landry Clarion

| Opelousas

| 1890

| 1921

|

The Voice of the People

| New Orleans

| 1913

| 19??

| {{cite news |title=About The Voice of the people. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1913–19?? |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064458/ |accessdate=8 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

Weekly Louisianian

| New Orleans

| 1872

| 1882

|{{cite news |title=About The weekly Louisianian. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1872–1882 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016632/ |accessdate=7 April 2017 |publisher=Library of Congress}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Bibliography

  • {{Citation |title = Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory |date =1880 |location = New York |publisher = Geo. P. Rowell & Co.

|chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/geoprowellcosame1880newy#page/520/mode/1up

|chapter= List of Newspapers and Periodicals Printed Wholly or in Part in Languages Other Than English: French: Louisiana

}}

  • {{cite book |author1=S. N. D. North |author1-link=S. N. D. North |author2=United States Department of the Interior |author2-link=United States Department of the Interior |title= History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States |oclc=1850475 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher= Government Printing Office |year= 1884

|chapter= Catalogue of Periodical Publications: Louisiana

|chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/cu31924083814453#page/n315/mode/2up

|ref= {{harvid|North|1884}}

}}

  • {{Citation |title = Afro-American Encyclopaedia |oclc=219597043 |date = 1895 |publisher = Haley & Florida |location=Nashville |editor=James T. Haley

|chapter= Newspapers: Louisiana

|hdl=2027/inu.30000029292855?urlappend=%3Bseq=155 |chapter-url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000029292855?urlappend=;seq=155

}}

  • {{cite book |title=American Newspaper Directory |year=1900 |publisher=George P. Rowell |location=New York

|chapter= Louisiana |pages= 377+

|hdl=2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=%3Bseq=385 |chapter-url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002273861a?urlappend=;seq=385

}}

  • {{cite book |title=American Newspaper Annual & Directory |location=Philadelphia |publisher=N. W. Ayer & Son |year=1922

|chapter= Louisiana |pages= 385+

|hdl=2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=%3Bseq=511 |chapter-url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001295695n?urlappend=;seq=511

}}

  • {{cite journal |title= Foreign Language Press of New Orleans |journal= Louisiana Historical Quarterly |volume= 12 |author= John S. Kendall |year=1929

}}

  • {{citation

|title=Bibliography of the French newspapers and periodicals of Louisiana |author= Edward Larocque Tinker |author-link= Edward Larocque Tinker |work= Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society |volume= 42 |url=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44817364.pdf |year= 1932

}} ([http://www.americanantiquarian.org/aasproceedings?page=56 Issue] also includes other lists related to Louisiana newspapers)

  • {{Citation |location = NY |publisher=Hastings House |title = Louisiana: a Guide to the State |date = 1941

|author= Federal Writers' Project

|author-link= Federal Writers' Project

|series = American Guide Series

|chapter-url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b727648?urlappend=;seq=188 |via= HathiTrust

|chapter= Newspapers and Radio

|pages= 134–140

|hdl=2027/uc1.$b727648?urlappend=%3Bseq=188 }}

  • {{cite book |author= Works Progress Administration |author-link= Works Progress Administration |title= Louisiana newspapers, 1794-1940: a union list of Louisiana newspaper files available in offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Louisiana |publisher= Louisiana State University |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001174868 |via=HathiTrust |year= 1941

}}

  • {{cite journal |title=New Orleans Newspapermen of Yesterday |journal= Louisiana Historical Quarterly |volume= 29 |author= John S. Kendall |year=1946

}}

  • {{citation

|title=Two-Gun Journalism in New Orleans |author= Edward Larocque Tinker |work= Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society |volume= 61 |url=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44807223.pdf |year= 1951

}}

  • {{cite journal |title=Tentative Bibliography of the Spanish-Language Press in Louisiana, 1808-1871 |author=Raymond R. MacCurdy |journal=The Americas |publisher=Academy of American Franciscan History |volume= 10 |jstor= 977937 |year= 1954

|issue=3 |pages=307–329 |doi=10.2307/977937 }}

  • {{cite book|author= G. Thomas Tanselle|author-link= G. Thomas Tanselle|title=Guide to the Study of United States Imprints |url=https://archive.org/details/guidetostudyofun0002tans |url-access= registration |year= 1971 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-36761-6

|chapter= General Studies: Louisiana |page= 848+

}} (Includes information about newspapers)