27 newspapers selected for digitization by the Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project

The Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project (DLNP) is pleased to announce the 27 historical newspapers selected for digitization and inclusion in the Library of Congress's Chronicling America.  These selected titles will supplement the 55 Louisiana newspapers already available on Chronicling America --  a free, text-searchable database featuring historical newspapers from 29 states and the District of Columbia. All Louisiana newspapers were selected by an advisory board comprised of genealogists, historians, educators, journalists and archivists with the intention of capturing the greatest wealth of Louisiana history from across the state.  The 27 newspapers currently being processed for digitization were published between 1836-1922 and 17 of these newspapers feature French and Spanish language content. The Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project has been actively engaged in efforts to develop online access to historical Louisiana newspapers since receiving its initial grant for 2009-2011 as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) , a partnership sponsored by the Library of Congress and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Following the successful conclusion of the two-year grant, DLNP was awarded a second grant in August 2011, allowing for further participation in this long-term effort to create a comprehensive database of U.S. newspapers. In addition to the endeavors involved in preparing these newspapers for digitization, Project Manager Laura Charney will be promoting use of the Chronicling America site and the DLNP titles at a number of outreach events over the next 18 months.  Recent outreach events include presentations given at the Natchitoches Parish Library, Louisiana Library Association's Annual Conference, and at LSU-Shreveport's Noel Memorial Library. More speaking events are forthcoming. For more information on the Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project or DLNP outreach events, visit www.lib.lsu.edu/special/cc/dlnp, or email Laura Charney lcharn1@lsu.edu.     2011-2013 Newspaper Titles: Baton Rouge Gazette† (Baton Rouge), 1837-1853 The Caucasian (Shreveport), 1900-1922 The Donaldsonville Chief (Donaldsonville), 1871-1922 The Feliciana Democrat (Clinton), 1855-1859 Houma Ceres†  (Houma), 1855-1858 The Houma Courier† (Houma), 1879-1922 The Lafayette Advertiser†  (Lafayette), 1869-1914 The Louisiana Cotton-Boll† (Lafayette), 1873-1879 Le Louisianais† (Convent), 1865-1881 Louisianian (New Orleans), 1870-1871 The Meridional† (Abbeville), 1877-1906 Le Meschacébé† (Lucy), 1854-1922 Le Messager†  (Bringier), 1851-1855 New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans), 1851-1866 The New Orleans Daily Democrat (New Orleans), 1877-1880 The Opelousas Courier† (Opelousas), 1852-1910 El Pelayo‡ (New Orleans), 1851 Pioneer of Assumption† (Napoleonville), 1877-1895 Le Pioneer de l’Assomption† (Napoleonville), 1850-1855 The Planters’ Banner†  (Franklin), 1849-1871 Pointe Coupee Democrat†  (New Roads), 1858-1862 Semi-weekly Louisianian (New Orleans), 1871-1872 The Southern Sentinel (Winnfield), 1884-1909 The South-western (Shreveport), 1854-1870 St. Landry Clarion† (Opelousas), 1890-1921 St. Tammany Farmer (Covington), 1878-1922 Sugar Planter (Port Allen), 1856-1919 True American (New Orleans), 1835-1839 The Weekly Louisianian †  (New Orleans), 1872-1882 † Features French language content ‡ Features Spanish language content