(Click on the links below to see images of some of the newspapers from Donaldsonville's past.)
1816: The
Creole by J. C. St. Romes; he also published The Louisiana Courier at
1826: The Lafourche Gazette or Gazette de La Fourche was
published by George Bissett. It was produced at a
location on the corner of Iberville and Lessard. Both English and
French versions were published.
1827: The
Donaldson Creole, a Jacksonian Gazette, by Godwin B. Cotton (not the same
as 1816 The Creole; sold in 1829 to Charles W. Duhy & published twice weekly)
1828: L’Ami
des Planteurs (The Planter’s Friend), date approximate
1829: The
Lafourche Gazette, formerly Le Gazette de Lafourche by Charles W. Duhy
1829: The
Creole & Gazette of Lafourche, formerly The Creole & The Lafourche Gazette,
by Charles W. Duhy
1830: The
State Gazette, formerly The Creole & Gazette of Lafourche, by Charles
W. Duhy
1831: The
Lafourche Gazette, formerly The State Gazette, by Charles W. Duhy
1832: The
Donaldsonville Gazette, formerly The Lafourche Gazette, by Charles W. Duhy
1833: The
Republican Eagle by J. J. Regnard
1833: The
Louisiana Gazette & Acadia & Lafourche Advertiser, publisher
unknown
1837: The
Planters Advocate by J. F. Ayraud
1838: The
Ascension Herald, publisher unknown
1845: Le
Vigilant, a Whig Journal, by Jean Louis Marciaq & J. Narcisse Terrio
(twice weekly in French & English
(sold in 1852 to Pierre Perriez) (sold in 1856 to Edward F. Morehead)
1845: Le
Louisianais (The Louisianian) by Augustin Templet & Thomas Cottmann
(sold in 1845 to Joseph Murray & Daniel Whilden on condition it remain a
Democratic newspaper. Templet bought back 1845 on condition he pay rent. Sold
again 1845 to Eugene Foin & Philbert Dupuy.)
1848: Vox
Populi (Voice of the People), short-lived; publisher unknown
1850: Le
Journal de la
1858: The
Ascension Pioneer, date approximate; publisher unknown
1859: Le
Drapeau de L’Ascension (The Ascension Banner) was published by Mr. Superveille at his shop on the corner of Railroad
Avenue and Opelousas St
1865: The
Ascension Republican by Superville; later around 1870 by Marx Schoenberg, a
German-Jew merchant who became Donaldsonville mayor in 1870 & was
brutally murdered during the November 1870 election violence along with former
mayor & parish judge, William C Lawes
1870: The
Ascension Leader, a Republican Journal, by Morris Marks at corner of
Railroad & Claiborne (sold in 1874 to Phillip Winfree; sold 1875 to Henry
Winfree & J.S. Lavigne & published daily)
1870: The
Donaldsonville Fraternal Union, date approx; black-owned; short-lived;
publisher unknown
1870: The
Ascension Citizen, date approx; short-lived; publisher unknown (not same as
2003 Asc. Cit.)
1870: The
Donaldsonville Independent by Leon Phillipon; short-lived
1871: The
Donaldsonville Chief, a Republican Journal, weekly by Linden E. Bentley at
Crescent Place
1877: The
Triune-Democrat by Gould, Winfree & Superville
1877: The
Vigilant by Felix Reynaud (former editor of Ascension Banner; not the same
as Le Vigilant)
1880: The
Ascension Democrat, date approximate, publisher unknown
1892: The
Ascension News by James Von Lotten during the Foster-McEnery campaign
1895: The
Donaldsonville News by R. J. Chauvin
1895: The
Donaldsonville Times by James Von Lotten & Richard McCulloh
1896: The
Daily Times by James Von Lotten & J. P. Campbell (in 1911, The Daily Times &
The Donaldsonville Chief were consolidated)
1899: The
Daily & Weekly Democrat by R. J. Chauvin
1903: The
Daily
1905: The
Daily Democrat by Edmund Maurin
1922: The Daily Chief by James Von Lotten (1)
(1) Chronology provided by Mr. Kirk Landry.