The Louisiana Weekly
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Dejoie family |
| Founder(s) | C.C. Dejoie |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Headquarters | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Website |
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The Louisiana Weekly is a weekly newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It emphasizes topics of interest to the African-American community, especially in the New Orleans area and south Louisiana. It has an estimated weekly circulation of 6,500.[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 newspaper also has a Spanish-language page aimed at south Louisiana's significant Central American population. The newspaper presently uses the tagline "Your Multicultural News Medium".
Publication of the Louisiana Weekly was interrupted (in print only [6]) because of the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in August and September 2005.[7]
Past issues of The Louisiana Weekly are archived by the Amistad Research Center of New Orleans.[8]
References
- ↑ "Louisiana Weekly". Echo Media: Print Media Experts. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Journey for Justice: Chronology". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ↑ "About Us". The Louisiana Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ↑ Wilson, Glynn (2003-10-20). "Hydrofluoric acid makes for "danger zone" around plant". The Louisiana Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ↑ "Louisiana Weekly – Your Community. Your Newspaper.". The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ↑ "The Louisiana Weekly". Media NOLA. Tulane University. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Louisiana Weekly turns 89 with this Edition". The Louisiana Weekly. September 22, 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.