Louisiana French Newspapers by dates

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(* for newspapers are not extant in Louisiana = for newspapers published in both English and French)
Orleans New Orleans Moniteur de la Louisiane 1794 1815? fre
Orleans New Orleans Telegraphe, et le commercial advertiser 1803 1804 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Union, or, New-Orleans advertiser and price current 1803 1804 eng, fre (some official notices only)
Orleans New Orleans Telegraphe, et le commercial advertiser & New-Orleans price 1804 1807 fre, eng
current
Orleans New Orleans Courrier de la Louisiane (New Orleans, La.:1807) 1807 1859 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Telegraphe et le general advertiser 1807 1810 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Echo du commerce 1808 1809 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Lanterne magique (New Orleans, La.) 1808 1809 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Ami des lois = Friend of the laws 1809 1815 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Courrier de la Louisiane (New Orleans, La.:1809: Country ed.) 1809 181? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Telegraphe louisianais and mercantile advertiser 1810? 18?? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Telegraphe de la campagne [1810] 18?? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans *Trumpeter (New Orleans, La.) = Le trompette 1811? 181? Eng,fre
Orleans New Orleans Ami des lois & journal du soir 1815 1819 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Louisiana gazette and New-Orleans mercantile advertiser 1815 1817 eng, fre
= Gazette de la Louisiane
Orleans New Orleans Louisiana gazette (New Orleans, La.:1817)= Gazette de la Louisiane 1817 1826 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Ami des lois et journal du commerce 1819 1822 fre, eng
E. Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Baton-Rouge gazette 1819 1856? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Ami des lois et journal du commerce (New Orleans, La.:Triweekly) [1820] 182? fre, eng
St. Martin St. Martinville Attakapas gazette, and St. Mary, St. Martin and Lafayette 182? 1849? eng, fre
Advertiser = Gazette des Attakapas et feuille d'avis des paroisses
Ste. Marie, St. Martin et Lafayette
Orleans New Orleans Louisianian and friend of the laws = Le Louisianais et ami des lois 1822 1824 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Argus (New Orleans, La.) = L'Argus 1824 1827 eng, fre
St. Martin St. Martinville Attakapas gazette (Saint Martinville, La.) = Gazette des Attakapas 1824 182? eng, fre

Natchitoches Natchitoches Natchitoches courier = Courrier des Natchitoches 1824 1827 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans City journal (New Orleans, La.) = Journal de la ville 1825 18?? eng, fre
Ascension Donaldsonville Lafourche gazette (Donaldsonville, La.) 1826 18?? eng, fre
= Gazette de La-fourche
E. Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Messager hebdomadaire et feuille d'avis de Baton-Rouge 1826 18?? fre, eng
= Baton Rouge weekly messenger
Orleans New Orleans Abeille (New Orleans, La.) 1827 1830 fre, eng
St. Landry Opelousas Opelousas gazette = Gazette des Opelousas 1827 1866? eng, fre

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Orleans New Orleans Propagateur louisianais 1827 1827 fre

Ascension Donaldsonville Planters' advocate (Donaldsonville, La.) = L'Ami des planteurs 183? 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Bee (New Orleans, La.:1830) = Abeille 1830 1835 eng, fre
Iberville Plaquemine Iberville gazette (Plaquemine, La.:1831) = Gazette d'Iberville 1831? 1839? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Tribun (New Orleans, La.:1831) 1831? 18?? fre
Ascension Donaldsonville *Louisiana gazette, and Acadia & Lafourche advertiser 1831 18?? Eng, fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Intelligencer, and Lafourche and Terrebonne advertiser 1833 1839 eng,fre
= Nouvelliste; Nouvelliste, et moniteur de Lafourche et Terrebonne
Orleans New Orleans Renard democrate 1834 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Franc-parleur 1835 183? fre
Orleans New Orleans New-Orleans bee (New Orleans, La.:1835) 1835 1872 eng, fre
= L'Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orleans
Natchitoches Natchitoches Red River herald (Natchitoches, La.) = Messager de la Riviere Rouge 1835 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans L’Indépendant 1835? 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Echo de la Louisiane 1836 18?? fre, eng
St. Mary Franklin Planters' banner = Banniere des habitans 1836? 1842? eng, fre
Iberville Plaquemine Iberville ambassador = L'ambassadeur d'Iberville 1837 18?? eng,fre

Orleans New Orleans *Southerner and people’s friend = Meridional et l’ami du peuple 1837 18?? eng,fre
Orleans New Orleans Vrai republicain 1837? 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Patriote (New Orleans, La.:1838) 1838 18?? fre, eng

Orleans New Orleans *Le Figaro 1838 18?? eng,,fre,spa

Orleans New Orleans Louisianian and journal of commerce 1839 18?? eng,fre
= Louisianais et journal du commerce
Lafayette Lafayette *Gladiator 1839 18?? eng,fre
St. Martin St. Martinville Creole de St.-Martinville 184? 18?? fre, eng
Ascension Donaldsonville Louisianais (Donaldsonville, La.) 184? 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans New-Orleans bee, for the country = L’Abeille de la Nouvelle Orléans 184? 1872? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Presse des deux mondes 184? 1849? fre
Orleans New Orleans Avenir du peuple 1840 1841? fre, spa, eng
St. Martin St. Martinville Creole 1840 184? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Omnibus (New Orleans, La.) 1840 1841 fre, spa
Iberville Plaquemine *Planters' gazette = Gazette des planteurs 1840 1845? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Louisiane (New Orleans, La.:1841) 1841 1841 fre, eng
Lafourche Thibodaux Patriot of Lafourche-Interior = Patriote de Lafourche-Interne 1841 184? eng, fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Patriot of Lafourche-Interior and of the parish of Terrebonne 184? 1844 eng, fre
= Patriote de Lafourche-Interne et de la paroisse Terrebonne

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Orleans New Orleans Bon sens 1842 184? fre

Avoyelles Marksville Expositor (Marksville, La.:1842) = Expositeur 1842 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Propagateur catholique 1842 1888 fre, eng
St. Landry Opelousas *Hebdomadal enquirer, and St. Landry, Lafayette, Avoyelles, 1841 18?? eng, fre
and Calcasieu advertiser = L'Enquirer hebdomadaire

Orleans New Orleans *Le Charivari louisianais 1842 1842 fre

Lafayette Lafayette Impartial (Vermilionville, La.) 1842? 1861? Fre,eng
Avoyelles Marksville Villager (Marksville, La.:1843) = Le villageois 1843 1859? eng, fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Lafourche gazette (Thibodaux, La. : 1844) = La Gazette de Lafourche 1844 1845 eng, fre
St. Landry Opelousas St. Landry Whig = Le Whig de St. Landry 1844 1855? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Reforme (New Orleans, La.) 1845 184? fre
Orleans New Orleans Republicain (New Orleans, La.) 1845 1846 fre
Ascension Donaldsonville Vigilant (Donaldsonville, La.:1845) 1845? 1858? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Franco-Americain, journal politique, commercial et litteraire 1846 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Grelot (New Orleans, La.) 1846 18?? fre
St. James Bringier Messager (Bringier, La.) 1846 1860? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Daily Orleanian = L'Orleanais 1847 1858 eng, fre
Pointe Coupee Pointe Coupee Pointe Coupee echo = L'Echo de la Pointe Coupee 1847 1872 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Echo national 1847? 18?? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans *La Chronique 1847 1849 fre
Iberville Plaquemine Democrat (Plaquemine,La.) = Democrate 1848 1850 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Journal de tout le monde 1848 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans People (New Orleans, La.) = Le peuple 1848 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Moniteur du sud 1849 185? fre, ita
St. Martin St. Martinville Courier of the Teche = Le courrier du T ê che 1849? 1872? eng, fre
Assumption Napoleonville Pioneer of Assumption = Pionnier de l'Assomption 185? 1895 eng, fre
Assumption Napoleonville Pionnier de l'Assomption 1850 185? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Semaine de la Nouvelle-Orleans 1851 1852? fre
St. Landry Opelousas Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.:1852) = Le Courrier des Opelousas 1852 1910? eng, fre
St. John the Baptist Lucy Avant-coureur 1853 1877? fre
St. John the Baptist Lucy Meschacebe 1853 1942? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Coup d'oeil (New Orleans, La.) 1853? 18?? Fre
Lafayette Lafayette *Echo of Lafayette = L’Echo de Lafayette 1853? 1862? eng,fre
Orleans New Orleans Explicateur americain = American exponent 1854 18?? fre, eng
St. James Saint Michel Saint Michel 1854 1856? fre
Ascension Donaldsonville Coast journal = Journal de la cote 1854? 18?? eng, fre

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Orleans New Orleans National (New Orleans, La.) 1855 1858? fre
St. Landry Opelousas Opelousas patriot (Opelousas, La.:1855) = Le Patriote des Opelousas 1855 1863? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Gratis, journal du soir 1855? 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Encan (New Orleans, La.) 1856 18?? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Semi-weekly courier = Courrier de la Louisiane [1856] 18?? eng, fre
Vermilion Abbeville Meridional = Le meridional 1856 1877 eng, fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Lafourche union = L'Union de Lafourche 1856? 186? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Union (New Orleans, La.:1857) 1857 1857 fre
St. Martin St. Martinville Democrate de St. Martin 1858 1865 fre, eng
Ascension Donaldsonville Drapeau de l'Ascension 1858 1861 fre
St. Martin New Iberia The Iberian = L’Iberien 1858 18?? Eng, fre
Pointe Coupee New Roads Pointe Coupee Democrat (New Roads, La.:1858) 1858 1862? eng, fre
Plaquemines Pointe a la Hache Rice planter 1858 1862? Eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Courier (New Orleans, La.:1859) = Le courrier 1859 1860 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans *Le Franco-italien 1859 18?? fre
Natchitoches Natchitoches Natchitoches union = Union des Natchitoches 1859 1864 eng, fre
Avoyelles Marksville Avoyelles pelican = Le pelican des Avoyelles 1859? 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Evening sentinel (New Orleans, La.) = La sentinelle 1860? 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Louisianais state rights 1860? 18?? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Le Demanche 1861 1876 fre
Orleans New Orleans Estafette (New Orleans, La.) 1861 1861 fre
Orleans New Orleans Estafette du sud 1861 1863? fre
Orleans New Orleans Renaissance louisianaise 1861 1871 fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Sentinelle de Thibodaux 1861 1866 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Sud 1861 1861 fre
Orleans New Orleans Estafette du sud (New Orleans, La.:Evening) 1861? 1863? fre
Orleans New Orleans Compilateur 1862 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Renaissance (New Orleans, La.) 1862 1862? fre
Orleans New Orleans Renaissance (New Orleans, La.: Evening) 1862 1862? fre
Orleans New Orleans Union (New Orleans, La.:1862:Triweekly) 1862 1864 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Courrier francais (New Orleans, La.) 1863 1873? fre
Orleans New Orleans Republique (New Orleans, La.) 1863 18?? Fre
St. Landry Opelousas Southern sentinel = Sentinelle du sud 1863 1867 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans New Orleans tribune = Tribune de la Nlle (Nouvelle)-Orléans 1864 187? eng, fre
Assumption Napoleonville Boussole (Napoleonville, La.:1865) 1865 1868? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Citoyen naturalise 1865 18?? fre, eng
Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette advertiser (Vermilionville, La. : 1865) 1865 1914? eng, fre; eng

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Orleans New Orleans Daily Southern star = L'etoile du sud 1865 1866 eng, fre
St. Martin St. Martinville Democrate de St. Martinville 1865 1865 fre, eng
Ascension Donaldsonville Drapeau (Donaldsonville, La.:1865) 1865 1870? fre, eng
Plaquemines Pointe a la Hache Empire paroisse 1865 18?? fre
Orleans New Orleans Epoque (New Orleans, La.) 1865 1870? fre
Iberville Plaquemine Iberville south (Plaquemine, La.:1865) = Le sud d'Iberville 1865 1867 eng, fre
St. James Convent Louisianais 1865 1883 fre
Orleans New Orleans Avenir (New Orleans, La.:1866) 1866 1867 fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Weekly Thibodaux sentinel (Thibodaux, La.:1866) 1866 1875 eng, fre
= La Sentinelle de Thibodaux
St. Landry Opelousas St. Landry progress (Opelousas, La.:1867) = Le progres de St. Landry 1867 1868 eng, fre
Iberville Plaquemine Weekly Iberville south (Plaquemine, La.:1867) = Le sud d'Iberville 1867 187? eng, fre
St. Landry Opelousas Opelousas journal = Le journal des Opelousas 1868 1878 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Carillon (New Orleans, La.) 1869 1875 fre
Iberia New Iberia Louisiana sugar-bowl (New Iberia, La.:1870) 1870 1884 eng, fre
= Le sucrier de la Louisiane
Orleans New Orleans Avenir (New Orleans, La.:1870) 1870? 1871? fre
Orleans New Orleans Equite (New Orleans, La.) 1871 1871? fre
Orleans New Orleans Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orleans (New Orleans, La.: 1872:Daily) 1872 1917 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orleans (New Orleans, La.: 1872:Weekly) 1872 1923 fre
St. Martin St. Martinville Echo (Saint Martinville, La.) = L'echo 1872 1878 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Tropique 1872 1872 fre
Lafayette Lafayette Louisiana cotton-boll (Lafayette, La.:1872) 1872? 1883? eng, fre
= Le "Cotton-boll" de la Louisiane (later: Le grabot de coton de la Louisiane)
Orleans New Orleans Avenir de la Nouvelle-Orleans (New Orleans, La.:1873) 1873 1874 fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Sud (New Orleans, La.: 1873) 1873 187? fre
St. Martin Breaux Bridge Attakapas sentinel = La sentinelle des Attakapas 1873? 1880? eng, fre
Plaquemines Pointe a la Hache Weekly observer (Pointe a la Hache, La.) = L'Observateur 1873? 1887 eng, fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District 1875 1898 eng, fre
= La Sentinelle de Thibodaux, journal du ... District Senatorial
Orleans New Orleans Patriote (New Orleans, La.:1876) 1876 1??? fre
St. Landry Opelousas St. Landry Republican = Republicain de St. Landry 1876 18?? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Chronique (New Orleans, La. : 1877) 1877 18?? fre
Ascension Donaldsonville Vigilant (Donaldsonville, La.:1877) = Le vigilant 1877 1??? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Country visitor = Le Country visitor 1878 18?? eng, fre
Terrebonne Houma Houma courier (Houma, La.:1878) = Le courrier de Houma 1878 1939 eng, fre
St. Landry Opelousas St. Landry Democrat = Democrate de St. Landry 1878 1894 eng, fre

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Iberia New Iberia Journal d'Iberie 1879? 1??? fre, eng

Iberia New Iberia Weekly Iberia star = L'etoile d'Iberie 1879? 1883? eng, fre
St. James Convent Foyer creole 1880 1888 fre, eng
St. Martin St. Martinville The Observer = L’Observateur 1880 1885? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Democratie francaise 1880? 1884? fre
Avoyelles Marksville Marksville review = La revue de Marksville 1880? 1893 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Louisiana Republican = Républicain louisianais 1881? 1882 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Tax payers' organ and journal of reform 1881? 1??? eng, fre
= L'organe des contribuables et journal de la reforme
Orleans New Orleans Franco-louisianais 1884? 1??? Fre
Orleans New Orleans Indépendant (New Orleans, La. : 1884) 1884? 1??? Fre
Iberia New Iberia New Iberia enterprise = Entreprise d'Iberie 1885? 1902 eng, fre (1885-86?)
St. Martin St. Martinville St. Martin reveille = Le réveil de St. Martin 1885? 1893 eng, fre
Acadia Rayne Acadia sentinel = La sentinelle acadienne 1886 1892? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Opinion (New Orleans, La.) 1886? 1??? fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Lafourche star = L'Etoile de Lafourche 1887 1??? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Trait d'union 1887? 1??? fre
St. James Convent Interim (Convent, La.) = L'Interim 1888 19?? eng, fre
St. James Convent St. James courier = Le courier de St. Jacques 1888 1891 eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Orleanais 1889 1??? fre
St. Martin Breaux Bridge Union de Pont Breaux 1889? 189? Fre
St. Landry Opelousas St. Landry clarion = Le Clarion 1890 1921 eng, fre (1890-92?)
St. Martin Breaux Bridge Valley of the Teche = La Vallée du Teche 189? 19?? Eng, fre
Assumption Napoleonville Assumption pioneer = Le pionnier de l'Assomption 1895 present eng, fre
St. James Convent Gazette (Convent, La.) 1895 19?? fre, eng
St. James Convent Republicain de St. Jacques 1895? 1??? fre, eng
Orleans New Orleans Reveil (New Orleans, La.: 1897) 1897 1901? fre
Orleans New Orleans Louisiana Republican (New Orleans, La.:1897) 1897? 1??? eng, fre
= Le républicain louisianais
Orleans New Orleans Guepe (New Orleans, La.) 1902 191? fre
Lafourche Thibodaux Commercial journal = Le journal commercial 1903? 191? eng, fre
Orleans New Orleans Guepe de la Nouvelle-Orleans 191? 19?? fre, eng
Lafourche Thibodaux Thibodaux commercial journal = Journal commercial, Thibodaux 191? 1959 eng, fre

REFERENCES:
1. Tinker, Edward Larocque. Bibliography of the French Newspapers and Periodicals of Louisiana. Worcester, Mass: American Antiquarian Society, 1933.
2. Louisiana Newspaper Project Printout, 3rd ed., 2001. LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
3. OCLC WorldCat.
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