Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 7 newspapers that have been published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of High Island. The list has been sorted by paper name.

The Bienville Messenger (from 1865)
- Published in Sparta [Bienville Parish]
- The first year of publication was in 1865, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bienville Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064561
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18253539
The Coushatta Citizen (from 1871)
- Published in Coushatta [Red River Parish]
- Years of publication: 1871 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Coushatta Citizen
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87073041
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16402259
The Coushatta Times (from 1871)
- Published in Coushatta [Red River Parish]
- Years of publication: 1871 to 187?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Coushatta Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034244
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12597949
The Huey Long Red River Democrat (from 1938)
- Published in Coushatta [Red River Parish]
- Years of publication: 1938 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Huey Long Red River Democrat
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059419
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20577007
The Pelican State (from 1888)
- Published in Sparta [Bienville Parish]
- The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Pelican State
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064417
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17944931
The Ringgold Record (from 19??)
- Published in Ringgold [Bienville Parish]
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1980
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Ringgold Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN78006135
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4233004
The Rural Times (from 1868)
- Published in Sparta [Bienville Parish]
- Years of publication: 1868 to 188?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Rural Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86079094
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13187071

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2699, Longitude: -93.4352 In this case, the coordinates for High Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).