Louisiana

Press

At one time, New Orleans had as many as 9 daily newspapers (4 English, 3 French, 1 Italian, and 1 German), but by 1997 there was only 1, the Times-Picayune. In 2002, Louisiana had a total of 13 morning dailies, 13 evening dailies, and 21 Sunday papers. The following table shows the principal dailies with their approximate 2002 circulations:

Louisiana

AREA NAME DAILY SUNDAY
Baton Rouge Advocate (m,S) 90,285 129,740
New Orleans Times-Picayune 254,897 285,425
Shreveport Times (m,S) 66,298 81,876

Two influential literary magazines originated in the state. The Southern Review was founded at Louisiana State University in the 1930s by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks. The Tulane Drama Review, founded in 1955, moved to New York University in 1967 but is still known by its original acronym, TDR.