Category: Louisiana

Louisiana Online Historical Newspapers

4/1/2018

There are almost 2,000 newspapers that have been published in the Pelican State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Louisiana.

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.

(Updated November, 2018; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Louisiana

Abbeville, La., 1856-1906 - The Meridional.
Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La., 1913-1944 - Abbeville progress.
Alexandria, La., 1845-1918 - The Louisiana Democrat.
Alexandria, La., 1860-1861 - The Constitutional.
Alexandria, La., 1869-187? - Rapides gazette.
Alexandria, La., 1874-1875 - The Caucasian.
Alexandria, La., 1913-1913 - The Lumberjack.
Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La., 1912-1980 - The Bienville Democrat.
Bastrop, La., 1874-1904 - The Morehouse clarion.
Baton Rouge, La., 1850-1856 - The daily comet.
Baton Rouge, La., 1853-1855 - The Weekly comet.
Baton Rouge, La., 1856-1856 - The morning comet.
Baton Rouge, La., 1856-186? - Daily gazette and comet.
Baton Rouge, La., 1865-18?? - Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet.
Baton Rouge, La., 1879-1881 - Louisiana capitolian.
Baton Rouge, La., 1921-19?? - Woman's enterprise.
Baton-Rouge, La., 1819-1856 - Baton-Rouge gazette.
Bayou Sara [La.], 1892-1928 - The true Democrat.
Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La., 1859-1952 - The Bossier banner.
Bogalusa, La., 1914-1918 - Bogalusa enterprise.
Bogalusa, La., 1918-19?? - Bogalusa enterprise and American.
Bringier, Paroisse Saint-Jacques, Louisiane, 1846-1860 - Le messager.
City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La., 185?-1??? - The Carrollton sun.
Clinton, La., 1854-1??? - The American patriot.
Clinton, La., 1855-186? - The Feliciana Democrat.
Colfax, Grant Parish, La., 1876-1877 - The Colfax chronicle.
Colfax, Grant Parish, La., 1877-1981 - The Colfax chronicle.
Columbia, La., 1885-1946 - The Caldwell watchman.
Convent, La., 1865-1883 - Le Louisianais.
Covington, La., 1874-current - St. Tammany farmer.
Donaldsonville, La., 1871-current - The Donaldsonville chief.
False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.], 1858-1862 - Pointe Coupee Democrat.
Farmerville, La., 1885-1??? - The Home advocate.
Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou., 1849-1872 - The Planters' banner.
Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La., 1889-1931 - The St. Mary banner.
Franklinton, La., 1910-current - The Era-leader.
Glenmora, La., 1918-1955 - The patriot.
Hahnville, La., 1873-1993 - The St. Charles herald.
Harrisonburg, La., 1853-18?? - The independent.
Homer, La., 1877-188? - Claiborne guardian.
Homer, La., 1888-1890 - Homer guardian.
Houma, La., 1878-1939 - The Houma courier.
Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La., 1855-18?? - Houma Ceres.
Jennings, La., 1900-1903 - The Jennings daily record.
Lafayette, La., 1893-1921 - The Lafayette gazette.
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., 1881-1898 - Lake Charles commercial.
Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La., 1868-1876 - The weekly echo.
Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La., 1876-1898 - The Lake Charles echo.
Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La., 1892-current - The Banner-Democrat.
Leesville, La., 1917-193? - Vernon Parish Democrat.
Llano, Calif., 191?-1937 - The Llano colonist.
Lucy, La., 1853-1942 - Le Meschacébé.
Marksville [La.], 1859-186? - The Avoyelles pelican.
Monroe, La., 185?-1861 - The register.
Monroe, La., 1865-1889 - The Ouachita telegraph.
Monroe, La., 1870-1886 - The Daily telegraph.
Morgan City, La., 1916-1920 - The Morgan City daily review.
Napoleonville [La.], 185?-1895 - Pioneer of Assumption.
Napoleonville [La.], 1850-185? - Le pionnier de l'Assomption.
Natchitoches, La., 1859-1864 - Natchitoches union.
Natchitoches, La., 1865-1868 - The Semi-weekly Natchitoches times.
Natchitoches, La., 1867-18?? - Natchitoches spectator.
Natchitoches, La., 1874-1883 - The People's vindicator.
Natchitoches, La., 1888-1965 - The Natchitoches enterprise.
Natchitoches, La., 1898-1899 - Natchitoches populist.
Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., 1894-1898 - The Louisiana populist.
New Iberia, La., 1885-1902 - New Iberia enterprise.
New Iberia, La., 1894-1946 - The weekly Iberian.
New Iberia, La., 1902-1944 - New Iberia enterprise and independent observer.
New Orleans [La.], 1835-18?? - True American.
New Orleans [La.], 1868-1881 - The morning star and Catholic messenger.
New Orleans [La.], 1874-1876 - The New Orleans bulletin.
New Orleans, La, 1851-1866 - New Orleans daily crescent.
New Orleans, La, 1867-1878 - New Orleans Republican.
New Orleans, La., 1848-1851 - The daily crescent.
New Orleans, La., 1866-1869 - The New Orleans crescent.
New Orleans, La., 1870-1871 - The Louisianian.
New Orleans, La., 1871-1872 - Semi-weekly Louisianian.
New Orleans, La., 1872-1882 - The weekly Louisianian.
New Orleans, La., 1875-1876 - The New Orleans Democrat.
New Orleans, La., 1877-1880 - The New Orleans daily Democrat.
New Orleans, La., 1905-1953 - The herald.
New Orleans, La., 1913-19?? - The Voice of the people.
Nueva-Orleans [i.e. New Orleans, La., 1851-1852 - El Pelayo.
Opelousas, La., 1852-1910 - The Opelousas courier.
Opelousas, La., 1868-1878 - The Opelousas journal.
Opelousas, La., 1878-1894 - St. Landry democrat.
Opelousas, La., 1890-1921 - St. Landry clarion.
Opelousas, La., 1917-1921 - The star-progress.
Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La., 1844-1855 - The St. Landry whig.
Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La., 1855-1863 - The Opelousas patriot.
Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.], 1848-1858 - Southern sentinel.
Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville, La., 1858-1864 - Gazette and sentinel.
Pointe-a-la-Hache, La., 1909-1925 - Lower coast gazette.
Rayville, La., 1869-1890 - Richland beacon.
Shreveport [La.], 1861-1862 - Shreveport semi-weekly news.
Shreveport [La.], 1862-1864 - The Semi-weekly Shreveport news.
Shreveport [La.], 1864-1865 - Shreveport news.
Shreveport [La.], 1865-1865 - Semi-weekly news.
Shreveport, La., 1852-1870 - The south-western.
Shreveport, La., 1861-1861 - Shreveport daily news.
Shreveport, La., 1861-1861 - The Shreveport weekly news.
Shreveport, La., 1862-1863 - Shreveport weekly news.
Shreveport, La., 1865-18?? - Shreveport semi-weekly news.
Shreveport, La., 1866-18?? - Shreveport weekly news.
Shreveport, La., 1892-1900 - The Progress.
Shreveport, La., 1900-192? - The Caucasian.
St. Francisville, La., 1872-1872 - The semi-weekly Republican.
St. Francisville, La., 1876-1877 - West Feliciana sentinel.
St. Francisville, La., 1877-1892 - Feliciana sentinel.
St. Joseph, La., 1886-current - Tensas gazette.
St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La., 1886-1948 - The weekly messenger.
Tallulah, Madison Parish, La., 1884-1??? - Madison times.
Tallulah, Madison Parish, La., 1888-current - The Madison journal.
Thibodaux, La., 18??-1858 - Thibodaux minerva.
Thibodaux, La., 1861-1866 - La sentinelle de Thibodaux.
Thibodaux, La., 1898-1905 - The weekly Thibodaux sentinel.
Thibodaux, La., 1905-1912 - The Thibodaux sentinel.
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La., 191?-1959 - Thibodaux commercial journal.
Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.], 1875-1898 - The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District.
Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La., 1872-1883 - The Louisiana cotton-boll.
Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La., 1865-19?? - The Lafayette advertiser.
Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La., 1882-current - The Concordia sentinel.
Vidalia, La., 1873-1890 - The Concordia eagle.
Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La., 1900-19?? - The Rice belt journal.
West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.], 1856-1925 - Sugar planter.
Winnfield, La., 1883-1910 - The southern sentinel.
Winnfield, La., 1890-1914 - The Comrade.