Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Monroe 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 29 papers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe. In addition, the list contains another 6 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Monroe. In total, we've identified 35 papers within Less than 2 miles<1> of Monroe.

Newspapers Published In Monroe ...

We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Monroe:

Black Free Press (from 1973)
- Years of publication: 1973 to 1974
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Black Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059470
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20795308
Free Press (from 1974)
- Years of publication: 1974 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059050
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19285563
Monroe Daily Star (from 1897)
- Years of publication: 1897 to 1909
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Monroe Daily Star
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064693
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18749695
Monroe Morning Post (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1930
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Monroe Morning Post
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064423
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956093
Monroe Morning World (from 1929)
- Years of publication: 1929 to 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Monroe Morning World
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064614
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18422214
News-Star-world (from 1980)
- Years of publication: 1980 to 1988
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the News-Star-world
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064612
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14576856
Rapping Black (from 1969)
- Years of publication: 1969 to 1973
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Rapping Black
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059469
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20795296
The Daily Commercial (from 1915)
- Years of publication: 1915 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Commercial
- Holdings for: LCCN SN89059208
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19689252
The Daily Independent (from 1911)
- Years of publication: 1911 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Daily Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90056039
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22417460
The Daily Telegraph (from 1870)
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1886
- Issues available online: 934
- Scanned issues: December 13, 1870 to July 5, 1886
- Catalog of available issues online
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card: The Daily Telegraph
- Holdings: LCCN SN88064499
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18114477
- ISSN Number: 2163-6621
The Evening News (from 1891)
- Years of publication: 1891 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Evening News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88064422
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956067
The Intelligencer (from 1865)
- Years of publication: 1865 to 186?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Intelligencer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN92055278
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 26924934
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- The Louisiana Intelligencer (from 186?)
  - Years of publication: 186? to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Louisiana Intelligencer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85034323
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12654091
- The Monroe Bulletin (from 1880)
  - Years of publication: 1880 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064420
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956049
- The Monroe Bulletin (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to 1913
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064437
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17991658
- The Monroe Dispatch (from 1975)
  - Years of publication: 1975 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe Dispatch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059356
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20378041
- The Monroe News-Star (from 1909)
  - Years of publication: 1909 to 1979
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe News-Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064610
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18422207
- The Monroe Olive Branch (from 1840)
  - Years of publication: 1840 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe Olive Branch
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014247
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8810588
- The Monroe Times State News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Monroe Times State News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059298
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 20103517
- The Ouachita Telegraph (from 1865)
  - Years of publication: 1865 to 1889
  - Issues available online: 1055
  - Scanned issues: September 25, 1869 to December 28, 1889
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Ouachita Telegraph
  - Holdings: LCCN SN85034336
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12653997
  - ISSN Number: 2159-3760
- The Ouachitta Banner (from 1839)
  - Years of publication: 1839 to 1840
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ouachitta Banner
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014154
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8784586
- The Ouachitta Standard (from 1839)
  - Published during 1839
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ouachitta Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014435
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8787117
- The Register (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 1861
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2015218587
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 905088637
- The Register (from 185?)
  - Years of publication: 185? to 1861
  - Issues available online: 52
  - Scanned issues: December 1, 1859 to November 22, 1860
  - Catalog of available issues online
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card: The Register
  - Holdings: LCCN SN87091084
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16913518
  - ISSN Number: 2378-4431
- The Southern Broadcast (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Broadcast
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN92060455
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 27085729
- The Southern Broadcast (from 1932)
  - Years of publication: 1932 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Southern Broadcast
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94086225
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32324819
- The Telegraph-Bulletin (from 1890)
  - Years of publication: 1890 to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Telegraph-Bulletin
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064421
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17956078
- The Weekly Telegraph (from 1865)
  - Published during 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064452
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18008146
- Washita Gazette (from 1825)
  - Years of publication: 1825 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Washita Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014444
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8787008

Newspapers Neighboring Monroe ...

The following newspapers were published within Less than 2 miles<1> of Monroe.

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

Published In West Monroe ...
- The Citizen (from 1980)
  - Years of publication: 1980 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064442
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17991782
- The Ouachita Citizen (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ouachita Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83006106
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10239747
- The Ouachita Citizen (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1980
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ouachita Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064441
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17991775
- The Ouachita Democrat (from 1887)
  - The first year of publication was in 1887, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Ouachita Democrat
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059003
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19099080
- The West Monroe Citizen (from 1925)
  - Years of publication: 1925 to 1927
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Monroe Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88064440
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17991770
- The West Monroe Union (from 188?)
  - The first year of publication was in 188?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The West Monroe Union
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN89059001
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 19099047

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Monroe: www.ci.monroe.la.us/

The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5122, Longitude: -92.1149