Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Port Allen 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 3 papers that were published in the immediate area of Port Allen. In addition, the list contains another 97 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Port Allen. In total, we've identified 100 papers within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Port Allen.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Port Allen.  

Newspapers Published In Port Allen ...

We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Port Allen:

• Port Allen Observer (from 1926)
  • 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)
  • 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
• West Side Journal (from 1937)
  • 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

Newspapers Neighboring Port Allen ...

The following newspapers were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Port Allen.

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

• Published In West Baton Rouge  ...
  • Louisiana Reporter (from 1847)
    • 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
• Published In Baton Rouge [East Baton Rouge Parish] ...
  • We know of 97 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Baton Rouge. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Baton Rouge
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> of Port Allen. This extended list includes all the papers from Baton Rouge. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Port Allen

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Port Allen: www.portallen.org/

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

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