Extended Newspaper List

Introduction ...

Below are 4 newspapers that have been published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Petite Place. The list has been sorted by paper name.

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 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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petite Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petite Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5738, Longitude: -91.1998 In this case, the coordinates for Petite Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).