The highest circulation newspapers in Louisiana are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Louisiana Newspapers |
|---|
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 New Orleans Times-Picayune
| New Orleans |
159,655 | Newhouse Newspapers |
| Baton Rouge Advocate
| Baton Rouge |
87,881 | Capital City Press LLC |
| Shreveport Times
| Shreveport |
52,267 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Lafayette Daily Advertiser
| Lafayette |
40,496 | Gannett Company, Inc |
| Gambit Weekly
(city guides) | New Orleans |
40,000 | Gambit Communications, Inc. |
| Lake Charles American Press
| Lake Charles |
36,270 | Shearman Corporation |
| Times of Acadiana
| Lafayette |
36,000 | |
| Monroe News Star
| Monroe |
33,239 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Alexandria Daily Town Talk
| Alexandria |
30,858 | Gannett Company, Inc |
| Riverside Reader
| Port Allen |
30,643 | Riverside Media Group, Inc. |
| Shreveport Forum News
| Shreveport |
25,000 | |
 Clinton Watchman
| Clinton |
18,900 | |
| Avoyelles Journal
| Marksville |
16,000 | Louisiana State Newspapers, Inc. |
| Houma Courier
| Houma |
15,700 | The New York Times Company |
| Lafourche Gazette
| Larose |
14,000 | |
| LSU Daily Reveille
(university) | Baton Rouge |
14,000 | Louisiana State University |
| Daily Iberian
| New Iberia |
13,547 | Wick Communications |
| Livingston Parish News
| Denham Springs |
13,000 | |
| Fort Polk Guardian
(military) | Leesville |
13,000 | |
| Bossier Press-Tribune
| Bossier City |
12,500 | |
| Thibodaux Daily Comet
| Thibodaux |
10,241 | The New York Times Company |
| Hammond Daily Star
| Hammond |
10,188 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| Alexandria News Weekly
(race & ethnic) | Alexandria |
10,000 | |
| Opelousas Daily World
| Opelousas |
8,991 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Louisiana Tech Talk
(university) | Ruston |
8,000 | Louisiana Technology University |
| Ponchatoula Times
| Ponchatoula |
7,500 | McMahon Publishing |
| Carencro News
| Opelousas |
7,400 | |
| Shreveport Sun
(race & ethnic) | Shreveport |
7,000 | |
| Ville Platte Gazette
| Ville Platte |
6,900 | Louisiana State Newspapers, Inc. |
| Gonzales Weekly Citizen
| Gonzales |
6,800 | GateHouse Media |
| Ouachita Citizen
| Monroe |
6,200 | |
| Franklin Sun
| Winnsboro |
6,200 | |
| Sabine Index
| Many |
6,130 | |
| Morgan City Daily Review
| Morgan City |
5,946 | Morgan City Newspapers LLC |
| Ruston Daily Leader
| Ruston |
5,592 | Ruston Newspapers, Inc. |
| Plaquemine Post South
| Plaquemine |
5,500 | GateHouse Media |
| Teche News
| Saint Martinville |
5,500 | Louisiana State Newspapers, Inc. |
| Abbeville Meridional
| Abbeville |
5,379 | Louisiana State Newspapers, Inc. |
| Minden Press-Herald
| Minden |
5,003 | Specht Newspapers, Inc. |
| Point Coupee Banner
| New Roads |
5,000 | |
| L'Observateur
| LaPlace |
5,000 | Wick Communications |
| Jena Times
| Jena |
4,900 | |
| Jennings Daily News
| Jennings |
4,816 | Fackelman Newspapers |
| Natchitoches Times
| Natchitoches |
4,805 | Lovan Thomas |
| Southwest Daily News
| Sulphur |
4,631 | GateHouse Media |
| Jewish Newsletter
(religion: jewish) | New Orleans |
4,563 | United Media Corp. |
| St. Tammany News
| Covington |
4,500 | Wick Communications |
| Crowley Post Signal
| Crowley |
4,476 | Louisiana State Newspapers, Inc. |
| Franklinton Era-Leader
| Franklinton |
4,400 | |
| Bastrop Daily Enterprise
| Bastrop |
4,241 | GateHouse Media |
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