External Resources for Archival Research: Periodicals

These resources are not funded, sponsored, or maintained by the University of New Orleans or the Earl K. Long Library. However, they have been selected by Louisiana and Special Collections staff as useful for conducting research.

Periodical Databases and Indexes

The Advocate
Baton Rouge daily paper.

Bayou State Periodical Index
An index of Louisiana periodicals between the years 1960-2008. Maintained by various contributors and sponsored by the LLA and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

The Gambit
New Orleans weekly free paper.
LexisNexis Academic - News
Louisiana Newspaper Project
A catalog of Louisiana newspapers held by various institutions and repositories throughout the state, maintained by LSU as part of the United States Newspaper Program.
New Orleans CityBusiness
Some content subscription only
The Times-Picayune
New Orleans daily newspaper.
U.S. Newspaper Program
The United States Newspaper Program is a cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.