On Sept. 5, 1903, the independent Black-owned newspaper “The Advocate” began publication in Portland. Over the next three decades, it would become a powerful voice against racism, taking on ...

The Baton Rouge family that owns The Advocate, the capital city's daily newspaper, has had recent discussions with a potential buyer, one of the paper's owners said Friday. Richard Manship, the ...

The paper will be printed at The Advocate’s state-of-the-art printing plant in Baton Rouge. The New Orleans Advocate is headquartered at a renovated historic building at 840 St. Charles Ave., ...

The Advocate, based in Baton Rouge, is Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper operation.. It serves the southern part of the state including Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans. Earlier this ...

The Advocate went into New Orleans six years ago to challenge the city’s 182-year-old paper, The Times-Picayune. Now The Advocate is the last one standing.

On Oct. 1, when that happens, The Advocate will begin home delivery in and around New Orleans. The move ensures the city will continue to offer a daily newspaper, though staffing, for now, will be ...

The owners of Louisiana's The Advocate newspaper purchased The Times-Picayune in New Orleans from Advance Local Media and, on Sunday, merged the two publications.

Can you tell me about the history of The Advocate? Response from The Advocate’s marketing department: “The Advocate traces its history back to The Democratic Advocate, which was founded in ...

The company that owns The Advocate -- a Baton Rouge-based newspaper that recently launched a New Orleans edition -- said on Friday that it is in talks to sell the publication.

The Advocate gave $300 to any staffers who had flooding in their homes or cars, said Shea. They also made $2,000 available as no-interest loans for people who had flooding in their homes.