The Louisiana Weekly

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 2005.[1] The first post-Katrina issue appeared on 24 October 2005.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coastal newspapers in limbo from Katrina's wake". The Messenger Online (Texas Press Association). September 2005. http://www.texaspress.com/messenger/september05/katrina0905.htm. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  2. ^ "Journey for Justice: Chronology". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. http://www.lpb.org/programs/journey/chronology.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Louisiana_Weekly&action=edit. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  3. ^ "About Us". The Louisiana Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20060103132954/http://www.louisianaweekly.com/about.html. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  4. ^ Hayes, Worth K. (Spring 2004). "No Service Too Small: the political significance of the survival programs of the New Orleans Black Panther Party". XULAneXUS (Xavier University). http://www.xula.edu/communications/xulanexus/issue3/BBP.html. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  5. ^ Wilson, Glynn (2003-10-20). "Hydrofluoric acid makes for "danger zone" around plant". The Louisiana Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20060506024735/http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20031020k. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  6. ^ "Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper.". The Louisiana Weekly. http://www.blackpressusa.com/news/Article.asp?SID=3&Title=National+News&NewsID=15018. Retrieved 2006-05-03. 
  7. ^ "Black Publisher Remembered for Telling 'Courageous Truth'". BlackPressUSA.com. http://www.louisianaweekly.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-05.