Louisiana Black Newspapers by dates PUBL. DATES EXTANT DATES LSU FILM NO/ BEG. END BEG. END TITLE CITY PARISH LSU HOLDINGS ORIGINAL ISSUES

1862 1864 1862 1864 Union (New Orleans, La.:1862:Triweekly) New Orleans Orleans 1862-1864 1049 (Docs/Micro) and 5627 and OR 1864 187? 1864 1870 New Orleans tribune New Orleans 1864-1867,1869-1870 -0041 and 5627 and OR 1865 1866? 1865 1865 Black Republican New Orleans 1865 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1866 1869 1866 1869 New Orleans advocate (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans none none 1870 1871 1870 1871 Louisianian (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans 1870-1871 0040 1871 1872 1871 1872 Semi-weekly Louisianian New Orleans 1871-1872 0040 1872 1882 1872 1882 Weekly Louisianian New Orleans 1872-1882 0040 1872 1878 1873 1876* Echo (Saint Martinville, La.) St. Martinville St. Martin 1873 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1873 1873 1873 1873 New Orleans herald New Orleans Orleans 1873 5626 and OR 1870 1877 1874 1877 Grand era (Baton Rouge, La.:1870) Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1874,1877 -1062 and OR 1873 1890 1874* 1883 Concordia eagle Vidalia Concordia 1875,1877,1879-1885 -0986 and 1049 and OR (on film) 1878 18?? 1878 1878 Baton Rouge herald Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1878 OR 1881? 1882 1882 1882 Louisiana Republican (New Orleans, New Orleans Orleans none none 1886 1889 1886 1889 Weekly pelican New Orleans 1886-1889 -0036 1889 1891? 1889* 1890 Crusader (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans 1890 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1891? 1896? 1894 1895 Daily crusader New Orleans none none 1898 1907 1899 1900 Southern Republican New Orleans 1899-1900 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1899 1900 1899 1900 Republican courier New Orleans 1899-1900 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1899 1900 1900 1900 Observer (Baton Rouge, La.) Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1900 1049 (Docs/Micro) 1914? 19?? 1914 1914 Daily spokesman (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans Orleans none none 1925 present 1925 present Louisiana weekly New Orleans 1939-present -0917 and OR 1920 1964 1927 1964 Shreveport sun (Shreveport, La.:1920) Shreveport Caddo none none 192? 19?? 1932 1932 Shreveport Afro-American Shreveport 1932 -0415 1937 19?? 1937 1938 Baton Rouge post (Baton Rouge, La.:1937) Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1937-1938 -1061 1937 1945 1937 1945 Sepia socialite (New Orleans, La.:1937) New Orleans Orleans 1940 OR 1946 19?? 1946 1947 Capital city weekly Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge none none 1952 1971 1952 1971 News leader (Baton Rouge, La.) Baton Rouge 1955-1956,1962,1968- -0952 and OR 1952 1952 1952 1952 Weekly leader (Baton Rouge, La.) Baton Rouge 1952 -1061

February 2009 Page 1 of 2 PUBL. DATES EXTANT DATES LSU FILM NO/ BEG. END BEG. END TITLE CITY PARISH LSU HOLDINGS ORIGINAL ISSUES

1963? 1975 1963 1973 Alexandria news leader Alexandria Rapides 1963-1973 -3095 1964 1966 1964 1966 Shreveport sun and Bis news Shreveport Caddo none none 1964 19?? 1964 1966 Inside New Orleans New Orleans Orleans none none 1966 present 1966 present Shreveport sun (Shreveport, La.:1966) Shreveport Caddo none none 1962 19?? 1966* 1973 Monroe news leader Monroe Ouachita 1968-1973 3288 1966? 1973? 1968 1973 Lake Charles news leader Lake Charles Calcasieu 1968-1969,1971-1973 3098 1967? 197? 1968 1975 Data (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans Orleans none none 1969 1970 1969 1970 Plain truth of New Orleans New Orleans none none 1970 1970 1970 1970 Carrollton advocate New Orleans none none 1970? 19?? 1971 1973 Lafayette news leader Lafayette Lafayette none none 1971 1977 1971 1977 Baton Rouge news leader Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1971-1973,1977 -0952 1971 19?? 1971 1971 Free press (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans Orleans none none 1969 1973 1971* 1971* Rapping Black Monroe Ouachita none (seen at publisher's none office on wall- 197? 19?? 1972 1972 Black PAC epitaph New Orleans Orleans none none 1973 1974 1973 1974 Black free press Monroe Ouachita 1973-1974 -5705 1974 present 1974 present Free press (Monroe, La.) Monroe 1974-1987 -5705 1975 present 1975 present Monroe dispatch Monroe 1975-1987,1990- -5659 1994,1996-present 197? 1980 1976 1980 New Orleans data news weekly New Orleans Orleans none none 1977 1982 1977 1982 Baton Rouge community leader Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1977-1981 -0952 and OR 1976 1999? 1978 1988 Alexandria news weekly Alexandria Rapides 1978-1988 -5623 197? 19?? 1979 1980 Baton Rouge Scotland press Scotlandville E. Baton Rouge none none 1980 1984 1980 1984 Black data newsweekly New Orleans Orleans none none 1982 19?? 1982 19?? Community leader (Baton Rouge, La.) Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1988 OR 1982 1983 1982 1983 Spectator (New Orleans, La.) New Orleans Orleans none none 198? 198? 1983 1983 Baton Rouge weekly press Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge none none 1983 present 1983 present Baton Rouge post (Baton Rouge, La.:1983) Baton Rouge 1983,1986-1989,1992- -5982 and OR present 1984 1986 1984 1986 Data newsweekly New Orleans Orleans none none 1985 present 1985 present Weekly press (Baton Rouge, La.:1985) Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge 1997-present -5984 1986 present 1986 present New Orleans data news weekly (New Orleans, New Orleans Orleans none none La.: 1986)

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