Louisiana Information Sources: A Guide

In-depth coverage of the Baton Rouge business scene since 1982. Click the TU icon to search text from 1986 to 2009 via ABI/Inform Complete database. Click the globe icon to visit the publication's current website.

Covers New Orleans business news, including banking, health care, economic development, commercial real estate, high-tech industries, and community events. Database coverage: 1985 - present (delayed 1 week).

A nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest newsroom since 2009. Aims to engage and empower the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast by providing information and analysis necessary to advocate for more accountable and just governance. Specializes in reporting on schools, land use & environment, and criminal justice issues.

An independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization driven by its mission to cast light on how decisions are made in Baton Rouge and how they affect the lives of everyday Louisianians,

Virtual newsroom from the Louisiana Governor's office.

Emphasizes topics of interest to the African American community, especially in the New Orleans area and south Louisiana since 1925. Online archive 2011-present.

The modern New Orleans Tribune, founded in 1985, continues the legacy of its historic predecessor, among the first Black daily newspapers in the United States.

This Black-led newspaper describes itself as "the number one minority newspaper in The Greater Baton Rouge area." It has been published for more than 40 years.

Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launched in 2022. Its mission is "to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the community in seeking solutions."

Over 50 years ago, Joseph “Scoop” Jones started a weekly journal that chronicled the lives of Black New Orleanians. Scoop told stories that were traditionally ignored in the mainstream news journals and papers; He focused on news and information that was quintessential to New Orleans’ African-American community. Through its crucial, breaking, and community-based story—especially during the Civil Rights Movement—Data News Weekly was dubbed “The People’s Paper”.

A bi-lingual Spanish newspaper providing local, state and international news. Their goal is to provide news to the Hispanic population and unite businesses with the multi-cultural communities of Louisiana.

Free Spanish-language monthly focusing on art, culture and entertainment in New Orleans.

VIVA NOLA Magazine is a print and digital variety publication inspired by the culture of the city of New Orleans and the great influence Spain, Latin America, and the Caribbean have had in the city of jazz. Cover stories highlight individuals of Hispanic heritage who make positive contributions to the city.

A bilingual, monthly newspaper born out of a need for print media targeting the local Hispanic community after hurricane Katrina. First published in May 2006.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest newsroom since 2009. Aims to engage and empower the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast by providing information and analysis necessary to advocate for more accountable and just governance. Specializes in reporting on schools, land use & environment, and criminal justice issues.

A local, independent online source of news, commerce and knowledge for Uptown New Orleans that had its formal launch in September 2010.

A local, independent online source of news, commerce and knowledge for Mid-City New Orleans. Launched in January of 2013, it is modeled on the same neighborhood-based style of news coverage as its sibling website, UptownMessenger.com.