Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Special Collections | Hill Memorial Library LSU Libraries Home

Home > Collections & Centers > Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections > Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project | Titles by Specialty

Titles by Specialty

The diversity of Louisiana culture can be easily identified in the wide-range of historical newspapers. Below is a selection of newspapers listed by their shared special features:



Historically Black Titles

Title Publisher Location Years of Publication DLNP Date Range Access via Chronicling America
Concordia Eagle Vidalia1873-18901875-1885 Browse Issues
The Louisianian New Orleans1870-18711870-1871 Browse Issues
The Semi-Weekly Louisianian New Orleans1871-18721871-1872 Browse Issues

Return to top



Multi-Language Titles

Title Publisher Location DLNP Date Range Languages Present Access via Chronicling America
Houma CeresHouma1855-1858French & EnglishComing in 2013
The Lafayette AdvertiserLafayette1869-1914French & English Browse Issues
The MeridionalAbbeville1877-1906French & English Browse Issues
Le MeschacébéLucy1854-1922FrenchComing in 2013
Le MessagerBringier1851-1855French & EnglishComing in 2013
The Opelousas CourierOpelousas1852-1910French & EnglishComing in 2013
El PelayoNew Orleans1851SpanishComing in 2013
Pioneer of AssumptionNapoleonville1877-1895French & EnglishComing in 2013
The Planters' BannerFranklin1849-1871French & EnglishComing in 2013
St. Landry ClarionOpelousas1890-1921French & EnglishComing in 2013

Return to top



Civil War Era Titles

Title Publisher Location Years of Publication DLNP Date Range Access via Chronicling America
The Carrollton Sun Carrollton1860(?)-1860-1861Browse Issues
Constitutional Alexandria1860-1861(?)1860-1861Browse Issues
Daily Gazette and Comet Baton Rouge1856-?1860Browse Issues
Gazette and Sentinel Plaquemine1858-1863(?)1860-1861Browse Issues
Louisiana Democrat Alexandria1845-19181859-1897Browse Issues
Le Meschacébé Lucy1853-19421854-1922 Coming in 2013
New Orleans Daily Crescent New Orleans1851-18661851-1866Coming in 2013
The Opelousas Courier Opelousas1852-19101852-1910Coming in 2013
The Planters' Banner Franklin1849-18721849-1871Coming in 2013
Shreveport Semi-Weekly News Shreveport1861-18621861-1862Browse Issues
Shreveport Weekly News (1861) Shreveport18611861Browse Issues
Shreveport Weekly News (1862) Shreveport1862(?)-1863(?)1863Browse Issues
The South-western Shreveport1852-18701854-1870Coming in 2013
Sugar Planter Port Allen1856-19251856-1919Coming in 2013

Return to top



Newspaper Endorsements for 1860 Presidential Candidates

Title Publisher Location Endorsed Presidential Candidate Political Party Access via Chronicling America
The Carrollton SunCarollton Stephen Douglas(Northern) DemocratBrowse Issues
Constitutional AlexandriaJohn BellConstitutional UnionBrowse Issues
Daily Gazette and Comet Baton RougeJohn BellConstitutional UnionBrowse Issues
Gazette and Sentinel PlaquemineJohn C. BreckenridgeSouthern DemocratBrowse Issues
New Orleans Daily Crescent New OrleansJohn BellConstitutional UnionComing in 2013
The Opelousas Courier OpelousasJohn C. BreckenridgeSouthern DemocratComing in 2013
The South-western ShreveportJohn BellConstitutional UnionComing in 2013
Sugar Planter Port AllenJohn BellConstitutional UnionComing in 2013

Return to top