# List of African American newspapers in Louisiana

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Louisiana. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first African American newspaper in Louisiana was L'Union, a French-language newspaper launched in 1862. The first daily African American newspaper in Louisiana, and in the entire country, came two years later with La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans.
Notably, although the Louisiana Creole people were not considered Black until after the Civil War, the history of African American newspapers in Louisiana is sometimes considered to begin with the New Orleans Daily Creole, a Creole pro-slavery newspaper launched in 1856. However, scholars of the African American press generally exclude the Daily Creole.
Although L'Union was the first African American newspaper in Louisiana, it was not the state's first African American periodical: starting in 1843 a successful African American literary magazine was published in New Orleans, titled L'Album Litteraire, Journal des Jeunes Gens.
Many African American newspapers are published in Louisiana today; they are highlighted in green in the list below. The oldest such newspaper still in publication is The Shreveport Sun, established in 1920.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Alexandria | The Louisiana Baptist | 1800s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn87091092 OCLC 16917664 | Attested from at least 1901. |
| Alexandria | Alexandria News Leader Alexandria News Weekly | 1963 | 1999 | Weekly | LCCN sn83026442, sn88064703 OCLC 18887798, 10253370 | Edited by C.J. Bell. |
| Baton Rouge | The Capital City Weekly | 1946 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn89059343 OCLC 20366365 | |
| Baton Rouge | The Baton Rouge Chronicle | 1993? | ? | Monthly | OCLC 30775670 | Published by Leonard A. Black. Edited by H. Louis Author. |
| Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge Community Leader Baton Rouge News Leader Community Leader News Leader The Community Leader Weekly Leader | 1952 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn84024002, sn84024003, sn88064154, sn88064192, sn89059304 OCLC 10265464, 10265470, 17502254, 20110062, 3393220 | Attested through at least 1982. |
| Baton Rouge | Eagle Dispatch | 1900s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn99063225 OCLC 41890961 | Attested from at least 1930. |
| Baton Rouge | The Eagle Dispatch | 1923? | ? | Weekly | | Edited by W.S. Boswell. |
| Baton Rouge | The Baton Rouge Examiner | 1983 | 1984? | Monthly | | Edited by Kermit Thomas. |
| Baton Rouge | The Grand Era | 1870 | 1877 | Weekly | LCCN sn85034234 OCLC 12597843 | Edited by J. Henri Burch around 1875. |
| Baton Rouge | The Greater Baton Rouge Metro | 1983 | 1986? | Weekly | | Edited by Kermit R. Thomas (1984–1985) and by Lee T. Wesley (1985). |
| Baton Rouge | The Baton Rouge Herald | 1960 | 1961 | Weekly | LCCN sn89059382 OCLC 20384110 | |
| Baton Rouge | The Observer | 1899 | 1900 | Weekly | LCCN 2014254009, sn83016560 OCLC 851187461, 9907976 | |
| Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge Post | 1937 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88064129 OCLC 17499960 | |
| Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge Post | 1983 | 2007 | Irregular or weekly | LCCN sn88064185 OCLC 17554084 | Not to be confused with current online newspaper of same title. |
| Baton Rouge | The Southern Digest | ? | current | Weekly during Southern University fall, spring and summer semesters | LCCN sn2001061845 OCLC 48498507 ISSN 1540-7276 | Official site |
| Baton Rouge | Weekly Press | 1980s | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89059311, sn89059312 OCLC 20362228, 20362251 | Official site |
| Grambling | Spectrum | 1991? | ? | Bimonthly newspaper | OCLC 28349778 | Published by Ezil Bibbs Jr. |
| Lafayette | Lafayette News Leader | 1970? | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn84024001 OCLC 10265442, 17747589 | Attested through at least 1973. |
| Lafayette | The Rising Seed | 1989 | 1993 | Monthly | OCLC 28390117 | Published and edited by Takuna Maulanae Shabazz. |
| Lake Charles | Lake Charles News Leader | 1966 | 1973 | Weekly | LCCN sn84024009 OCLC 10265539, 2293239 | |
| Monroe | The Monroe Broadcast The Southern Broadcast | 1932 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92060455, sn94086225 OCLC 27085729, 32324819 | Attested through at least 1937. |
| Monroe | The Monroe Dispatch | 1971 or 1975 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89059356 OCLC 20378041 | Official site Published by F.J. DeTeige. Edited by Irma Hall DeTeige. |
| Monroe | Black Free Press Free Press Rapping Black (1969–1973) | 1969 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89059050, sn89059470 OCLC 19285563, 20795308 Rapping Black: LCCN sn89059469 OCLC 20795296 | Official site Founded by Roosevelt Wright, Jr., initially as a flyer to spread news about the local civil rights movement. |
| Monroe / Baton Rouge (1968–1973) | Monroe News Leader | 1963? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn84024015 OCLC 10282654, 2465145 | |
| New Orleans | The New Orleans Advocate | 1866 | 1869 | Weekly | LCCN sn86079014, sn97016095 OCLC 13022524, 37215426 | |
| New Orleans | The Black PAC Epitaph | 1970s | ? | | LCCN sn89059227 OCLC 19718168 | Attested at least from 1972. |
| New Orleans | The Black Republican | 1865 | 1865 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254251, sn83016563 OCLC 264072, 607384769, 9908183 | Published by the Black Republican Newspaper Association. |
| New Orleans | The Carrollton Advocate | 1970 | 1970 | Irregular | LCCN sn89059219 OCLC 19718158 | |
| New Orleans | The Crusader | 1889 | 1890s | Weekly | LCCN 2017225079, sn98062573 OCLC 1000055678, 2636838 | |
| New Orleans | The Crusader | 1889 | 1891 or 1898 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016562 OCLC 9908127 | |
| New Orleans | The Daily Crusader | 1891 | 1896 | Daily | LCCN sn89059185 OCLC 19643548 | |
| New Orleans | The Daily Spokesman | 1914 | 1900s | Daily | LCCN sn89059232 OCLC 19718182 | |
| New Orleans | Black Data Newsweekly Data Data Newsweekly New Orleans Data News Weekly | 1967 | current | Weekly or biweekly | LCCN sn89007183, sn89059281, sn89059282, sn89059283, sn89059284, sn8907183 OCLC 10903348, 19986548, 19986553, 6347836, 8107743 ISSN 1043-4445 | Official site |
| New Orleans | Le Dimanche | 1861 | 1876 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016654 OCLC 9961481 | Published by Theard and Trosclair. In French. Status as an African American newspaper contested due to its support of white supremacy. |
| New Orleans | The Free South | 1868 | ? | Weekly | OCLC 14288863 | Published by W.P. Allen. |
| New Orleans | The New Orleans Herald | 1925 | 1925 | Biweekly | LCCN sn89059061 OCLC 19320897 | |
| New Orleans | The Hope for the Future | 1969 | ? | Unknown | OCLC 28349986 | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans Informer And Sentinel New Orleans Informer and Sentinel | 1940 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn87091049 OCLC 16882170 | Attested through at least 1944. |
| New Orleans | Inside New Orleans | 1964 | ? | Weekly | LCCN 2012254027, sn89059111 OCLC 19533770, 664611250 ISSN 2642-6390, 2642-6404 | |
| New Orleans | L'Union Le Union: Journal Politique, Litteraire et Progressiste The Union (1863–1864) | 1862 | 1864 | Triweekly | LCCN sn83026401, 2013254046 OCLC 811645304, 2789487, 2789618, 990651, 9990651 | First African American newspaper in Louisiana. In French until July 1863; then in French and English. The English edition differed greatly from the French, and did not include the literary material from the French edition. |
| New Orleans | The Louisiana Weekly | 1925 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn83045291, sn94080289 OCLC 10537986, 2263695, 32193331 ISSN 2641-0753 | Official site |
| New Orleans | National Negro Voice | 1924 | ? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn93059229 OCLC 27762656 | Published by R.A. Flynn. Attested through at least 1931. |
| New Orleans | The Negro Gazette | 1872 | 1872 | Weekly | LCCN sn93059225 OCLC 27743804 | "Published every Saturday morning during the presidential campaign." |
| New Orleans | The Plain Truth Of New Orleans | 1969 | 1970 | Bimonthly newspaper | LCCN sn89059088 OCLC 7366271 | |
| New Orleans | The Republican Courier | 1899 | 1900 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016564 OCLC 2806334, 9908251 | |
| New Orleans | The Louisiana Republican | 1881 | 1882 | Weekly | LCCN sn89059142 OCLC 19537223 | In English and French. |
| New Orleans | New Orleans Sentinel | 1940 | 1940s | Weekly | LCCN sn93062832, sn94081613 OCLC 27322252, 32229781 | |
| New Orleans | The Sepia Socialite | 1937 | 1945 | Weekly | LCCN sn89059245, sn94081612 OCLC 19750471, 32229657 | |
| New Orleans | Southern Republican | 1898 | 1907 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016561 OCLC 2806297, 9908065 | Edited by Joseph LeBlanc. |
| New Orleans | Southwestern Advocate | 1873 | 1876 | Biweekly | LCCN 2018203277, sn83026418, sn97016096 OCLC 10123906, 681748961, 9235621 ISSN 2638-9819, 2638-9827 | Published for the Methodist Episcopal Church of Louisiana. |
| New Orleans | Southwestern Christian Advocate | 1877 | 1929 | Weekly | LCCN 2018203278, sn83026416, sn97016097 OCLC 10123905, 192107532, 9235542 ISSN 2639-0124, 2639-0132 | |
| New Orleans | The Spectator | 1982 | 1983 | Weekly | LCCN sn89059290 OCLC 19997185 | |
| New Orleans | La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans New Orleans Tribune | 1864 | 1870? | Daily from 1864 to 1869 | LCCN sn83016710, 2013254341 OCLC 664617546, 13547679, 18544769, 2772145, 9998448 | First African American daily newspaper in the United States. In English and French. |
| New Orleans | The Louisianian (1870–1871) Semi-weekly Louisianian (1871–1872) The Weekly Louisianian | 1870 | 1882 | Weekly or twice weekly | LCCN sn83016630, sn83016631, sn83016632, 2013218552, 2013254350 OCLC 664618036, 827279530, 10790970, 2774211, 9957021, 9957091, 9957300 ISSN 2378-0398, 2326-6317, 2326-6287, 2326-6309, 2378-038X | Free online archive: Semi-weekly Louisianian, The Weekly Louisianian, The Louisianian |
| New Orleans | The Weekly Pelican | 1886 | 1889 | Weekly | LCCN 2013254359, sn83016655 OCLC 2775197, 849430601, 9961600 | Edited by John L. Minor. |
| Plaquemine | The Fraternal Herald | 1930 | ? | Weekly | | Published by Tabernacle Herald Publishing House. |
| Plaquemine | New Orleans Broadcast - Fraternal Herald | 1934 | ? | Weekly | | |
| Ponchatoula | The Drum | 1980s | current | Weekly | LCCN sn90056024 OCLC 21188856 ISSN 1937-2019 | Official site Free online archive |
| Scotlandville | Baton Rouge Scotland Press | 1970s | 1980s | Weekly | LCCN sn91099503 OCLC 23960369 | |
| Shreveport | Shreveport Afro-American | 1920s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88064501 OCLC 18122587 | Attested through at least 1932. |
| Shreveport | Councilor | 1962 | 1981 | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn78001655 OCLC 1644635 ISSN 0010-9991 | |
| Shreveport | The Shreveport Sun The Shreveport Sun And Bis News (1964–1966) | 1920 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89059440, sn83045388, sn89059439 OCLC 20606941, 9447422, 20606995, 8660431 | Official site Founded by Melvin Lee Collins, Sr. |
| St. Martinville | The Echo L'écho | 1872 | 1878 | Weekly | ISSN 2641-8142 LCCN sn83027096, 2011254362 OCLC 747984637, 10028714 | Published by J.F. Penne. "Official journal of the Parish of St. Martin." In English and French. |
| Thibodaux | The Lafourche Monitor | 1905? | ? | Twice monthly | | Published by Knights and Ladies of Honor of America. Edited by C.H. Ballard. Attested through at least 1936. |
| Vidalia | The Concordia Eagle | 1873 | 1890 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254357, sn83016716 OCLC 10024403, 2636996, 747741841 ISSN 2163-7040 | Free online archive Published by David Young. |