| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gatehouse Media |
| Publisher | Glenn Stifflemire |
| Editor | Allison B. Hudson |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Headquarters | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| Official website | donaldsonvillechief.com |
The Donaldsonville Chief is a weekly newspaper published in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.[1] It is owned by Gatehouse Media.[2] The Donaldsonville Chief is a member of the Louisiana Press Association.[3] News content for the publication is based in the City of Donaldsonville, but also includes the Ascension Parish area. The newspaper has won numerous Louisiana Press Association awards [4]
The Donaldsonville Chief was founded in 1871.[5] Linden E. Bentley founded the newspaper as a weekly Republican journal. According to the newspaper's masthead, it is the longest continuous publication in Ascension Parish. The current editor is Allison B. Hudson.