Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lake Charles.

Our newspaper information for Lake Charles is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 30 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Charles. In addition, the list contains another 13 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lake Charles. In total, we've identified 43 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lake Charles.

Newspapers Published In Lake Charles ...

We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lake Charles:

American Press (from 1998)
- Years of publication: 1998 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the American Press
- Holdings for: LCCN 2006213025
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40221588
Calcasieu Press (from 185?)
- The first year of publication was in 185?, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Calcasieu Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059398
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20537477
Catholic Calendar (from 1897)
- Years of publication: 1897 to 1903
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Catholic Calendar
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90056019
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 21073807
Lake Area Guide (from 1978)
- Years of publication: 1978 to 198?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Area Guide
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83000661
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9396093
Lake Charles American-Press (from 1912)
- Years of publication: 1912 to 199?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles American-Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN83004233
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9689352
Lake Charles Commercial (from 1881)
- Years of publication: 1881 to 1898
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: Lake Charles Commercial
- Holdings: LCCN 2013271051
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 41132284
- ISSN Number: 2381-5191
Lake Charles Commercial (from 1881)
- Years of publication: 1881 to 1898
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Commercial
- Holdings for: LCCN 2015270559
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 925793563
Lake Charles Daily American-Press (from 1910)
- Years of publication: 1910 to 1912
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Daily American-Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064589
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310569
Lake Charles Daily American (from 1898)
- Years of publication: 1898 to 1910
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Daily American
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064587
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310441
Lake Charles Daily Press (from 1895)
- Years of publication: 1895 to 1910
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Daily Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064588
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310487
Lake Charles Daily Times (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Daily Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064682
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18712287
Lake Charles Press (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 1905
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064582
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310245
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- Lake Charles Republican (from 1899)
  - The first year of publication was in 1899, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059120
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19506297
- Lake Charles Skyway Times (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Skyway Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91070014
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24487696
- Lake Charles Weekly American-Press (from 1912)
  - Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Weekly American-Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064585
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310353
- Lake Charles Weekly American (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 1904
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Weekly American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064580
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310145
- Lake Charles Weekly Press (from 1905)
  - Years of publication: 1905 to 1910
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lake Charles Weekly Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064583
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310328
- The American (from 1885)
  - Years of publication: 1885 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064579
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310138
- The Beacon (from 1954)
  - Years of publication: 1954 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064187
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17554310
- The Daily American (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064586
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18311440
- The Lake Charles American-Press (from 1910)
  - Years of publication: 1910 to 1912
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Charles American-Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064584
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310344
- The Lake Charles American (from 1904)
  - Years of publication: 1904 to 1910
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Charles American
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064581
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18310231
- The Lake Charles Echo (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lake Charles Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015270560
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 925828805
- The Lake Charles Echo (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1898
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Lake Charles Echo
  - Holdings: LCCN SN86053696
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14202524
  - ISSN Number: 2381-5248
- The Log (from 1943)
  - Years of publication: 1943 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Log
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91070008
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24487641
- The Southwest Citizen (from 1949)
  - Years of publication: 1949 to 1951
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southwest Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064489
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18114494
- The Southwest News (from 1947)
  - Years of publication: 1947 to 1950
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southwest News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064208
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17565021
- The Weekly Echo (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Weekly Echo
  - Holdings: LCCN SN85034325
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12654106
  - ISSN Number: 2381-6589
- The Weekly Echo (from 1868)
  - Years of publication: 1868 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Echo
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015270568
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 927103544
- The West-Cal News (from 196?)
  - Years of publication: 196? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West-Cal News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064186
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17554072

Newspapers Neighboring Lake Charles ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Lake Charles.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Lake Charles.

Published In Maplewood ...
- The Maplewood-Star (from 1944)
  - Years of publication: 1944 to 1953
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Maplewood-Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064406
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17941382
Published In Sulphur ...
- Southwest Builder (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1987
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southwest Builder
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064425
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956158
- Southwest Daily News (from 1988)
  - Years of publication: 1988 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Southwest Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059396
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20537500
- The Calcasieu Progress (from 1916)
  - Years of publication: 1916 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Calcasieu Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064363
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17855728
- The Southwest Builder Southwest Daily News (from 1987)
  - Years of publication: 1987 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southwest Builder Southwest Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064424
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956166
- The Southwest Star (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1973
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southwest Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064407
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17941397
Published In Iowa ...
- The Iowa News (from 1991)
  - Years of publication: 1991 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Iowa News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91099515
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 25604751
Published In DeQuincy ...
- The DeQuincy Journal (from 1969)
  - Years of publication: 1969 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The DeQuincy Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064600
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18385815
- The DeQuincy News (from 1923)
  - Years of publication: 1923 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The DeQuincy News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064189
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17545393
Published In Kinder [Allen Parish] ...
- Kinder Progress (from 1953)
  - Years of publication: 1953 to 1961
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Kinder Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064235
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17575976
- The Kinder Courier News (from 1979)
  - Years of publication: 1979 to 1993
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Kinder Courier News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064082
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17497391
Published In Cameron [Cameron Parish] ...
- Cameron Pilot (from 1960)
  - Years of publication: 1960 to 1988
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Cameron Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064146
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17500385
- The Cameron Parish Pilot (from 1956)
  - Years of publication: 1956 to 1960
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Cameron Parish Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064147
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17500398

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Lake Charles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2130, Longitude: -93.2188