Top 10 Louisiana Daily Newspapers by Circulation

*Data as of August 2025.

1. New Orleans Advocate

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans
The Advocate has served Louisiana for more than a century, and is now publishing The New Orleans Advocate daily.

2. Baton Rouge Advocate

http://theadvocate.com/
The Advocate is a daily newspaper with editions in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans, La.

3. Daily Advertiser 

http://www.theadvertiser.com/ 
The Daily Advertiser and theadvertiser.com serve as the newspaper for Lafayette, La. 

4. The Daily Comet 

http://dailycomet.com/ 
The Daily Comet is a broadsheet newspaper serving the residents of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and the surrounding communities in Lafourche Parish. 

5. American Press 

http://www.americanpress.com/ 
Your best news and advertising source in Southwest Louisiana. 

6. Shreveport Times 

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/ 
The Shreveport Times’ mission is to be the most reliable and engaged local news source and first choice for information in Northwest Louisiana. 

7. The Houma Courier 

http://www.houmatoday.com/ 
The Houma Courier is a broadsheet newspaper covering news, sports, and other information in Terrebonne Parish and Houma, Louisiana, plus its surrounding areas. 

8. Town Talk 

http://www.thetowntalk.com/ 
The Town Talk (established 1883), the major newspaper of Central Louisiana. 

9. The News-Star 

http://www.thenewsstar.com/ 
The News-Star is a source for local, breaking, sports and entertainment news around Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana areas. 

10. Minden Press-Herald 

http://www.press-herald.com/ 
Minden Press-Herald is a daily newspaper that focuses on local news, sports and community headlines throughout Webster Parish. 

 

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