List of newspapers in Louisiana

This is a list of newspapers in Louisiana.

Daily and weekly newspapers (currently published)

Title	Locale	Year est.	Publisher/parent company	Notes
Abbeville Meridional	Abbeville		Louisiana State Newspapers
The Town Talk	Alexandria		Gannett Company^[1]
The Basile Weekly	Basile		Louisiana State Newspapers
The Advocate	Baton Rouge	1908^[2]	Georges Media Group
Plaquemines Gazette	Belle Chasse
The Bernice Banner News	Bernice		Jessie Kelley Boyett
The Daily News	Bogalusa		Boone Newspapers
Bossier Press-Tribune	Bossier City		Specht Newspapers
The Inquisitor	Bossier City	1997 ^[2]	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^[3]
The Eunice News	Eunice		Louisiana State Newspapers
The Gazette	Farmerville
Concordia Sentinel	Ferriday		Hanna Publishing
St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune	Franklin		Louisiana State Newspapers
Franklinton Era-Leader	Franklinton
Gonzales Weekly Citizen	Gonzales		Gannett Company^[3]
Gueydan Journal	Gueydan		Louisiana State Newspapers
Daily Star	Hammond		Paxton Media Group
The Courier	Houma		Gannett Company^[3]
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^[2]	Gannett Company^[1]
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^[1]
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^[4]	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^[1]
The Bayou-Pioneer	Pierre Part		Louisiana State Newspapers
Post South	Plaquemine		Gannett Company^[3]
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^[2]	Gannett Company^[1]
Southwest Daily News	Sulphur		Boone Newspapers
The Daily Comet	Thibodaux		Gannett Company^[3]
Ville Platte Gazette	Ville Platte		Louisiana State Newspapers
The Ouachita Citizen	West Monroe		Hanna Publishing
The Franklin Sun	Winnsboro		Hanna Publishing

University newspapers

Louisiana State University – The Daily Reveille
Louisiana Tech University – The Tech Talk
McNeese State University – The Contraband
Northwestern State University - The Current Sauce
Tulane University – The Hullabaloo
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – The Vermilion
Xavier University of Louisiana – The Xavier Herald
Southeastern Louisiana University - The Lion’s Roar
Southern University - The Southern Digest
Grambling State University - The Gramblinite

Defunct newspapers

Title	Locale	Year est.	Year ceased	Notes
Avoyelles Pelican	Marksville	1859	186?	^[5]
Bastrop Daily Enterprise	Bastrop	1904	2019^[6]
Baton-Rouge Gazette		1819	1856	^[7]
Baton Rouge State-Times		1904	1991	^[8]
Bogalusa Enterprise		1914	1918	^[9]
Daily States^[4]	New Orleans	1880		Became New Orleans States-Item in 1960^[2]
Gazette and Sentinel	Plaquemine	1858	1864	^[10]
Houma Courier		1878	1939	^[11]
The Independent	Lafayette	2003	2017^[12]
Lafayette Advertiser		1865	19??	^[13]
Louisiana Cotton-Boll	Lafayette	1872	1883	^[14]
Le Louisianais	Convent	1865	1883	^[15]
Lower Coast Gazette	Pointe à la Hache	1909	1925	^[16]
The Lumberjack	Alexandria	1913	1913	^[17]
The Meridional	Abbeville	1856	1906	^[18]
Le Meschacébé	Lucy	1853	1942	^[19]
Le Messager	Bringier	1846	1860	^[20]
Natchitoches Union		1859	1864	^[21]
New Orleans Bee	New Orleans	1827^[4]	1923^[22]	Also called Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans
New Orleans Republican	New Orleans	1867	1878
North Ouachita Weekly	Sterlington		2019^[23]
Courrier de la Louisiane		1807	1860^[22]
The Louisianan		1870	1871
New Iberia Enterprise		1885	1902	^[24]
New Orleans Item-Tribune	New Orleans	1924	1958	Began as Daily City Item in 1877^[4]
L'Abeille (The New Orleans Bee)	New Orleans	1827	1923
New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin	New Orleans	1832	1871	^[25]
New Orleans States-Item	New Orleans	1958	1980	^[26]
The New Orleans Tribune	New Orleans	1864	1870^[27]
Opelousas Courier	Opelousas	1852	1910	^[28]
Opelousas Journal	Opelousas	1868	1878	^[29]
Opelousas Patriot	Opelousas	1855	1863	^[29]
El Pelayo	New Orleans	1851	1852	^[30]
Pioneer of Assumption	Napoleonville	185?	1895	^[31]
Planters' Banner	Franklin	1849	1872	^[32]
Pointe Coupee Democrat	New Roads	1858	1862	^[33]
La Sentinelle de Thibodaux		1861	1866	^[34]
The Shreveport Journal	Shreveport	1897	1991
St. Landry Clarion	Opelousas	1890	1921
The Voice of the People	New Orleans	1913	19??	^[35]
Weekly Louisianian	New Orleans	1872	1882	^[36]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gannett Co., Inc., Our Brands: Louisiana, McLean, Virginia, retrieved March 27, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "US Newspaper Directory: Louisiana". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e GateHouse Media, LLC, Our Markets: Louisiana, Pittsford, New York, retrieved March 27, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Southern Press". The South in the Building of the Nation. Vol. 7. Richmond, VA: Southern Historical Publication Society. 1909. pp. 402–436. hdl:2027/yale.39002004114386. Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers
^ "About The Avoyelles pelican. volume (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ Robinson, Perry. "Private group plans to save dying Bastrop newspaper". KNOE. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "About Baton-Rouge gazette. volume (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819–1856". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About State times advocate. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1913–1991 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
^ "Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94". New York Times. 29 March 2017.
^ "About Gazette and sentinel. volume (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville, La.) 1858–1864". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878–1939". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "IND Media closing The Independent, suspending ABiz and The Current". The Independent. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "About The Lafayette advertiser. (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About The Louisiana cotton-boll. volume (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872–1883". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Le Louisianais. volume (Convent, La.) 1865–1883". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Lower coast gazette. (Pointe-a-la-Hache, La.) 1909–1925". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About The Lumberjack. volume (Alexandria, La.) 1913-1913". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "About The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856–1906". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Le Meschacébé. ([Lucy] La.) 1853–1942". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Le messager. volume (Bringier, Paroisse Saint-Jacques, Louisiane) 1846–1860". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Natchitoches union. volume ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859–1864". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Federal Writers' Project 1941.
^ Bolden, Bonnie. "Bastrop Daily Enterprise, North Ouachita Weekly News to cease operations". The News-Star. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "About New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885–1902". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "New-Orleans commercial bulletin". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ "About The States-item. (New Orleans, La.) 1970–1980 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
^ "New Orleans Tribune", Congressional Record, Washington DC, July 23, 2014
^ "About The Opelousas courier. (Opelousas, La.) 1852–1910". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "About The Opelousas journal. volume (Opelousas, La.) 1868–1878". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About El Pelayo. (Nueva-Orleans [i.e. New Orleans, La.) 1851–1852". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "About Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?–1895". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About The Planters' banner. (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849–1872". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About Pointe Coupee Democrat. volume (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858–1862". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About La sentinelle de Thibodaux. volume (Thibodaux, La.) 1861–1866". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "About The Voice of the people. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1913–19??". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "About The weekly Louisianian. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1872–1882". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

Bibliography

"List of Newspapers and Periodicals Printed Wholly or in Part in Languages Other Than English: French: Louisiana", Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory, New York: Geo. P. Rowell & Co., 1880
S. N. D. North; United States Department of the Interior (1884). "Catalogue of Periodical Publications: Louisiana". History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. OCLC 1850475.
James T. Haley, ed. (1895), "Newspapers: Louisiana", Afro-American Encyclopaedia, Nashville: Haley & Florida, hdl:2027/inu.30000029292855, OCLC 219597043
"Louisiana". American Newspaper Directory. New York: George P. Rowell. 1900. pp. 377+. hdl:2027/umn.31951002273861a.
"Louisiana". American Newspaper Annual & Directory. Philadelphia: N. W. Ayer & Son. 1922. pp. 385+. hdl:2027/umn.31951001295695n.
John S. Kendall (1929). "Foreign Language Press of New Orleans". Louisiana Historical Quarterly. 12.
Edward Larocque Tinker (1932), "Bibliography of the French newspapers and periodicals of Louisiana" (PDF), Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 42 (Issue also includes other lists related to Louisiana newspapers)
Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Newspapers and Radio", Louisiana: a Guide to the State, American Guide Series, NY: Hastings House, pp. 134–140, hdl:2027/uc1.$b727648 – via HathiTrust
Works Progress Administration (1941). Louisiana newspapers, 1794-1940: a union list of Louisiana newspaper files available in offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Louisiana. Louisiana State University – via HathiTrust.
John S. Kendall (1946). "New Orleans Newspapermen of Yesterday". Louisiana Historical Quarterly. 29.
Edward Larocque Tinker (1951), "Two-Gun Journalism in New Orleans" (PDF), Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 61
Raymond R. MacCurdy (1954). "Tentative Bibliography of the Spanish-Language Press in Louisiana, 1808-1871". The Americas. 10 (3). Academy of American Franciscan History: 307–329. doi:10.2307/977937. JSTOR 977937.
G. Thomas Tanselle (1971). "General Studies: Louisiana". Guide to the Study of United States Imprints. Harvard University Press. p. 848+. ISBN 978-0-674-36761-6. (Includes information about newspapers)

External links

"LPA's Membership". Baton Rouge: Louisiana Press Association. (List of newspapers)
"Louisiana Newspapers". Louisiana State University Libraries.
"Louisiana Information Sources". Research Guides. Tulane University Libraries. (Includes information about newspapers)
"Spanish Language Press in New Orleans". Research Guides. Tulane University Libraries.
"Louisiana". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review.
"News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: Louisiana". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
"Louisiana Newspapers". Historical U.S. Newspapers Online. Library Guides. Ohio: Bowling Green State University. Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet
"Southeast". Historical African American Newspapers Available Online. Subject Guides. Poughkeepsie, NY: Marist College Library. (Includes Louisiana newspapers)
International Coalition on Newspapers. "Newspaper Digitization Projects: United States: Louisiana". Chicago: Center for Research Libraries.
University of Florida. "Louisiana". NewspaperCat: Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers. Gainesville.
"Louisiana". N-Net: the Newspaper Network on the World Wide Web. Archived from the original on February 15, 1997.
"Louisiana Newspapers". AJR News Link. American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on February 26, 2000.
"United States: Louisiana". NewsDirectory.com. Toronto: Tucows Inc. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001.

[Gannett-1] Gannett Co., Inc., Our Brands: Louisiana, McLean, Virginia, retrieved March 27, 2017

[LOC-2] "US Newspaper Directory: Louisiana". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

[Gatehouse-3] GateHouse Media, LLC, Our Markets: Louisiana, Pittsford, New York, retrieved March 27, 2017

[Nation1909-4] "Southern Press". The South in the Building of the Nation. Vol. 7. Richmond, VA: Southern Historical Publication Society. 1909. pp. 402–436. hdl:2027/yale.39002004114386. Date of establishment of leading Southern newspapers

[5] "About The Avoyelles pelican. volume (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[6] Robinson, Perry. "Private group plans to save dying Bastrop newspaper". KNOE. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[7] "About Baton-Rouge gazette. volume (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819–1856". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[8] "About State times advocate. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1913–1991 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".

[autogenerated2-9] "Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94". New York Times. 29 March 2017.

[10] "About Gazette and sentinel. volume (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville, La.) 1858–1864". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[11] "About The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878–1939". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[12] "IND Media closing The Independent, suspending ABiz and The Current". The Independent. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[13] "About The Lafayette advertiser. (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[14] "About The Louisiana cotton-boll. volume (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872–1883". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[15] "About Le Louisianais. volume (Convent, La.) 1865–1883". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[16] "About Lower coast gazette. (Pointe-a-la-Hache, La.) 1909–1925". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[17] "About The Lumberjack. volume (Alexandria, La.) 1913-1913". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[18] "About The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856–1906". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[19] "About Le Meschacébé. ([Lucy] La.) 1853–1942". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[20] "About Le messager. volume (Bringier, Paroisse Saint-Jacques, Louisiane) 1846–1860". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[21] "About Natchitoches union. volume ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859–1864". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-22] Federal Writers' Project 1941.

[23] Bolden, Bonnie. "Bastrop Daily Enterprise, North Ouachita Weekly News to cease operations". The News-Star. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[24] "About New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885–1902". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[25] "New-Orleans commercial bulletin". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[26] "About The States-item. (New Orleans, La.) 1970–1980 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".

[goodbye1996-27] "New Orleans Tribune", Congressional Record, Washington DC, July 23, 2014

[28] "About The Opelousas courier. (Opelousas, La.) 1852–1910". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[:0-29] "About The Opelousas journal. volume (Opelousas, La.) 1868–1878". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[30] "About El Pelayo. (Nueva-Orleans [i.e. New Orleans, La.) 1851–1852". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[31] "About Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?–1895". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[32] "About The Planters' banner. (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849–1872". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[33] "About Pointe Coupee Democrat. volume (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858–1862". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[34] "About La sentinelle de Thibodaux. volume (Thibodaux, La.) 1861–1866". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[35] "About The Voice of the people. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1913–19??". Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[36] "About The weekly Louisianian. volume (New Orleans, La.) 1872–1882". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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