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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Shreveport 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 73 papers that were published in the immediate area of Shreveport. In addition, the list contains another 9 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Shreveport. In total, we've identified 82 papers within 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> of Shreveport.

Newspapers Published In Shreveport ...

We know of 73 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Shreveport:

Newspapers Neighboring Shreveport ...

The following newspapers were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> of Shreveport.

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

  • Published In Bossier City [Bossier Parish] ...
    • American Viewpoint (from 1964)
    • Bossier City Planters Press (from 1952)
    • Bossier Press Tribune (from 1984)
    • Bossier Press (from 1982)
    • Bossier Tribune (from 1940)
    • The Bossier Press (from 19??)
    • The Observer (from 19??)
    • The Planters Press (from 1928)
    • The Press (from 1980)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Shreveport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shreveport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4964, Longitude: -93.7581