Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 15 newspapers that have been published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Alfords. The list has been sorted by paper name.

Louisiana Reporter (from 1847)
- Published in West Baton Rouge [West Baton Rouge Parish]
- The first year of publication was in 1847, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Louisiana Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059368
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20381236
Port Allen Observer (from 1926)
- Published in Port Allen [West Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1926 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Port Allen Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064073
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17462702
Sugar Planter (from 1856)
- Published in Port Allen [West Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1856 to 1925
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Sugar Planter
- Holdings for: LCCN 2014218461
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 885312570
The Herald (from 18??)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Published during 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89053868
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21613499
The Morning Courier (from 1863)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1863 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Morning Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94093125
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32800445
The Morning Courier (from 1863)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1863 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Morning Courier
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83016525
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9874788
The Observer (from 1958)
- Published in Baker [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1958 to 1989
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064110
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17500248
The Plainsman (from 1953)
- Published in Zachary [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1953 to 1975
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Plainsman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064399
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17900844
The Port Hudson Freemen (from 1863)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Published during 1863
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Port Hudson Freemen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94093123
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32800414
The Port Hudson Freemen (from 1863)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Published during 1863
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Port Hudson Freemen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85038556
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12737499
The Port Hudson News (from 186?)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 186? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Port Hudson News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94058007
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29829774
The Tri-Weekly News (from 1863)
- Published in Port Hudson [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1863 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Tri-Weekly News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86079098
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13205830
The Zachary Excuse (from 1900)
- Published in Zachary [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1900 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Zachary Excuse
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064575
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18286883
The Zachary Plainsman-News (from 1976)
- Published in Zachary [East Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1976 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Zachary Plainsman-News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064401
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17900865
West Side Journal (from 1937)
- Published in Port Allen [West Baton Rouge Parish]
- Years of publication: 1937 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the West Side Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064346
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17866658

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alfords) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.