St. Landry Clarion
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The St. Landry Clarion was a newspaper of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, established in 1890 in Opelousas, Louisiana, the parish seat. It was started as a four-page weekly. It continued until 1921, when it merged operations with the Star-Progress to form the Clarion-Progress.[1] The newspaper's motto was "Here shall the press the people’s rights maintain, unawed by influence and unbribed by gain." It affiliated with the Democrat Party.[2]
The Library of Congress summarizes:
The St. Landry Clarion was founded in 1890 in Opelousas, an important town on the so-called "Cajun Prairie" of south-central Louisiana. Established in 1720 as a French trading post, Opelousas developed into a regional cattle and farming center. A railroad line constructed in 1880 stimulated agricultural activity. Lumber also became an important local industry with the founding of the St. Landry Lumber Company in 1888. By 1910, the town's population had grown to about 4,000. With boosterism typical of the time, the St. Landry Clarion asserted in 1908 that Opelousas "has taken a new lease on life.... Progress is written all over town."
"The Clarion was originally a four-page weekly. Democratic in politics, it opposed the Louisiana Lottery, a revenue-raising scheme widely regarded as a corrupting influence on state government. It also supported the Farmers' Alliance and published the proceedings of the local farmers' union. Edited for many years by Raymond Breaux, the paper's reporting was a mix of local, national, and international news. For a brief period in the 1890s, one page was printed in French. In the early 1900s, the Clarion's fiction section was reduced in favor of increased local reporting on topics such as the south Louisiana oil and gas boom and immigration to the region; at the same time, the paper was expanded to eight pages."
The Clarion reported on the Good Roads Movement, World War I's local impacts, and happenings in Grand Coteau including its Academy of the Sacred Heart, a well-known Catholic girls' school.[2]
In 1921, the St. Landry Clarion was consolidated with the Star-Progress to form the Clarion-Progress.[1][3]
The paper was published in English and French.[4] According to Newspapers.com the newspaper generated 9,438 searchable pages during 1890–1921.[5]
Raymond Breaux was the editor for many years, and eventually the owner.[6] His family was among prominent local citizens.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About St. Landry Clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921". Library of Congress's Chronicling America.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Landry Clarion | LSU Libraries".
- ↑ "LSU Libraries: St. Landry Clarion". Louisiana State University Libraries.
- ↑ N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual. N.W. Ayer and Son. 1892. Search this book on
- ↑ "St. Landry Clarion Archive, Opelousas, Louisiana, 1890–1921". Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Carola Lillie Hartley (May 24, 2019). "Parlons Opelousas: Raymond Breaux and the St. Landry Clarion". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana.
- ↑ "The Tourist Court on West Landry Street » St. Landry Now Online Newspaper » Opelousas & St Landry Parish, LA". 26 October 2022.
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