The Louisiana Weekly

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The Louisiana Weekly is a weekly newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It covers topics of interest to the African American community, especially in the New Orleans area and south Louisiana. It has a circulation of 5,854.[1]

The Louisiana Weekly was established by the C.C. Dejoie family in 1925.[2] The paper has covered social justice issues including "education, the environment, politics and protest,"[3] including such diverse topics as the Black Panther Party[4] and the threat of hydrofluoric acid contamination at a New Orleans area refinery.[5] The paper also has a Spanish-language page aimed at south Louisiana's significant Central American population.

Publication of the Louisiana Weekly was interrupted (in print only [6]) because of the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in August and September of 2005.[1] The first post-Katrina issue appeared on 24 October 2005.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Coastal newspapers in limbo from Katrina's wake", The Messenger Online, Texas Press Association, September 2005. Retrieved on 2006-05-03. 
  2. ^ Journey for Justice: Chronology. Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
  3. ^ About Us. The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
  4. ^ Hayes, Worth K.. "No Service Too Small: the political significance of the survival programs of the New Orleans Black Panther Party", XULAneXUS, Xavier University, Spring 2004. Retrieved on 2006-05-03. 
  5. ^ Wilson, Glynn. "Hydrofluoric acid makes for "danger zone" around plant", The Louisiana Weekly, 2003-10-20. Retrieved on 2006-05-03. 
  6. ^ Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper.. The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
  7. ^ Black Publisher Remembered for Telling 'Courageous Truth'. BlackPressUSA.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.


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