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Louisiana News Sources

Long considered the paper of record in New Orleans, the Times-Picayune is the descendant of the Daily Picayune, which began publication in 1837, and later merged with the Times-Democrat in 1914.

 

Index to the Times-Picayune

  • 1837-1988: Full-text is searchable via America's Historical Newspapers database
  • 1989‐present: Full-text is searchable via NewsBank database
  • 1930s‐1950s: Louisiana Division, New Orleans Public Library (Coverage is incomplete for this print index)
  • 1960s‐1972: There is no index available.
  • 1972‐present: Jefferson Parish Library has index.
  • 1976‐present: Loyola University Library has index.
  • 1976‐2003; 2004-2008: Tulane Microforms & Newspapers has index.

The long-running Baton Rouge Advocate expanded into the New Orleans market in October 2012 after the Times-Picayune announced a reduced print publication schedule. The Advocate continues to publish Baton Rouge and Lafayette editions.

Louisiana newspapers included in this database include:

  • Abbeville Meridional 03/26/2008-07/03/2010 (Abbeville)
  • Advocate, The 01/01/1986-Current (Baton Rouge)
  • Alexandria Examiner 08/04/2010-Current (Alexandria)
  • American Press 09/14/2002-10/28/2008 (Lake Charles)
  • Bastrop Daily Enterprise 01/08/2001-Current (Bastrop)
  • Baton Rouge Examiner 04/09/2009-Current (Baton Rouge)
  • Beauregard Daily News 02/13/2001-Current (De Ridder)
  • Crowley Post-Signal, The 03/04/2008-07/01/2010 (Crowley)
  • Daily Iberian, The 10/16/2001-Current (New Iberia)
  • Daily News, The 01/02/2000-Current (Bogalusa)
  • Daily Review, The 05/04/2006-Current (Morgan City)
  • Donaldsonville Chief, The 06/11/2008-Current (Donaldsonville)
  • Franklin Banner-Tribune, The 12/04/2006-Current (Franklin)
  • Gonzales Weekly Citizen 02/21/2001-Current (Ascension)
  • Kaplan Herald 07/31/2008-07/01/2010 (Kaplan)
  • L'Observateur 01/04/1998-Current (La Place)
  • Lafayette Examiner 07/13/2009-Current (Lafayette)
  • Lake Charles Examiner 12/09/2009-Current (Lake Charles)
  • Leesville Daily Leader, The 02/12/2001-Current (Leesville)
  • Monroe Examiner 12/23/2009-Current (Monroe)
  • New Orleans Examiner 09/28/2008-Current (New Orleans)
  • Plaquemine Post South 04/06/2009-Current (Plaquemine)
  • Shreveport Examiner 08/14/2009-Current (Shreveport)
  • Southwest Daily News 02/14/2001-Current (Sulphur)
  • St. Tammany News 08/04/1996-Current (Covington)
  • Black Republican 1865
  • Community Leader 1985
  • Concordia Eagle 1875 to 1883
  • Echo 1873
  • Inside New Orleans 1965
  • L'Union 1862 to 1864
  • New Orleans Daily Creole 1856
  • New Orleans Tribune 1864 to 1869
  • Observer 1900
  • Weekly Louisianian 1870 to 1882
  • Weekly Pelican 1886 to 1889
  • Abeja 1829 to 1831 (Hispanic American)
  • Black Republican 1865 (African American)
  • Community Leader 1885 (African American)
  • Concordia Eagle 1875 to 1883 (African American)
  • Courrier de la Louisiane 1821 to 1824
  • Daily Delta 1846 to 1863
  • Daily True Delta 1857 to 1864
  • Echo 1873 (African American)
  • Inside New Orleans 1965 (African American)
  • Jeffersonian 1842
  • Jeffersonian Republican 1844 to 1847
  • Louisiana Advertiser 1820 to 1827
  • Louisiana Herald 1819 to 1820
  • Louisiana Planter 1810
  • Louisiana Rambler 1818
  • Louisiana State Gazette 1825 to 1826 includes: La Gazette d'etat de la Louisiane
  • Louisianian 1819 to 1820
  • L'Union 1862 to 1864 (African American)
  • Mexicano 1813 (Hispanic American)
  • Misisipi 1808 (Hispanic American)
  • New Orleans Argus 1828 to 1832
  • New Orleans Daily Creole 1856 (African American)
  • New Orleans Item 1877 to 1922
  • New Orleans States 1916 to 1922
  • New Orleans Times 1865 to 1878
  • New Orleans Tribune 1864 to 1869 (African American)
  • New Orleans Weekly Times 1865 to 1867
  • Observer 1900 (African American)
  • Orleans Gazette & Commercial Advertiser 1805 to 1819
  • Orleans Gazette 1805 to 1819
  • Sunday Delta 1856 to 1860
  • Times Picayune (and Daily Picayune) 1837 to 1988
  • True Delta 1862
  • Weekly Louisianian 1870 to 1882 (African American)
  • Weekly Pelican 1886 to 1889 (African American)
  • Daily Picayune 1840-1865
  • Mexicano 1813
  • Abeja 1829 to 1831
  • Misisipi 1808
  • Louisiana Signal 1860
  • DeBow’s Review 1860-1864
  • New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin 1833-1836, 1844-1868
  • Orleans Gazette, and Commercial Advertiser 1805-1820
  • Southwestern Christian Advocate 1877-1899
  • Louisiana Advertiser 1826-1828
  • Daily Picayune 1861-1899

Newspapers on Microflim at Tulane University

Newspapers Available in Howard-Tilton Memorial Library on Microfilm
Includes full run on microfilm of the Times-Picayune from 1914 to the present.

US Newspapers Directory

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