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Newspaper The Planters' Banner (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872

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About The Planters' Banner (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872

Founded in 1836, the Planters’ Banner / Bannière des habitans was a bilingual English-French newspaper published in Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Its place of publication is sometimes given as Attakapas County, one of the twelve counties of the Territory of Orleans, from which St. Mary Parish was formed in 1811. In the antebellum period, this part of Louisiana was known for its large sugar plantations. It later became a center of the state’s oyster and shrimp industries.

The Banner was briefly edited by Jeremiah Cosden, Nicholas Kelly, and William C. Dwight before coming under the management of Robert Wilson, who edited it from 1838 to 1848. In politics, it supported the Whig Party and its platform of internal improvements. Articles on steamboat navigation, canals, banking, and public lands are common. International news included reports on unrest in the Republic of Texas and Canada and Indian hostilities in Florida and the western territories.

The Banner was a “family” paper, carrying fiction, poetry, essays, and humorous anecdotes. In 1842, it was renamed the Planter’s Banner, and Louisiana Agriculturist, but reverted in 1849 to the Planter’s Banner when it came under the ownership of Daniel Dennett, a native of Maine who became one of the leading promoters of southwest Louisiana. Dennett moved the paper to nearby New Iberia in 1871 because of financial difficulties. Publication ended the following year.

Provided By: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Planters' Banner (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872

Dates of Publication

  • 1849-1872

Created / Published

  • Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou. : Daniel Dennett, 1849-

Headings

  • -  Franklin (La.)--Newspapers
  • -  New Iberia (La.)--Newspapers
  • -  Louisiana--Franklin
  • -  Louisiana--New Iberia
  • -  United States--Louisiana--Saint Mary--Franklin
  • -  United States--Louisiana--Iberia--New Iberia

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 14, no. 1 (Jan. 5 [i.e. 4] 1849)-
  • -  Ceased Apr. 17, 1872?
  • -  Feb. 5 and Mar. 30, 1863 extras printed on wallpaper.
  • -  Published in New Iberia, Mar. 29, 1871-1872.
  • -  "Official journal of the parish of St. Mary, Attakapas, Louisiana."
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  With legal notices in French, 1849-.

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn86053688

OCLC Number

  • 14202323

ISSN Number

  • 2332-5402

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The Planters' Banner Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou. -1872. (Franklin, LA), Jan. 1 1849. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86053688/.

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(1849, January 1) The Planters' Banner Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou. -1872. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86053688/.

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The Planters' Banner Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou. -1872. (Franklin, LA) 1 Jan. 1849. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86053688/.