List of African-American newspapers in Louisiana
# 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. |
