List of French-language newspapers published in the United States

During the 19th and 20th centuries, hundreds of French-language newspapers, many short-lived, were published in the United States by Franco-Americans, immigrants from Canada, France, and other French-speaking countries. In New England alone, more than 250 journals had been established and ceased publication before 1940.^[1]: 93 In the latter half of the 20th century Americanization, the adoption of mass media and the English only movement resulted in a severe decline in French-language newspapers, with many defunct by the end of the Second World War. Of those extant today, many originate from French-Canadian and Haitian-American communities living in the United States.

An 1893 publication of The New Orleans Bee

Current

This is list of French language newspapers which are presently being published in the United States:

Newspaper	State	Town	Year established	Notes
Le Courrier des Amériques	Florida	Miami	2013	Reports news with focus on Florida and U.S. issues of interest to French-speaking population of Florida and more generally. Monthly free newspaper distributed in Florida and on-line.
Le Soleil de la Floride	Florida	Miami	1983	Everything of interest about Florida to French-speaking residents and visitors. Monthly between May and October and weekly from November to April, free newspaper distributed in Florida and Canada with a large on-line presence. 350,000 copies are distributed in Florida, with 25 publications yearly.
France-Amérique	New York	New York	1943	During 1960s was the weekly, international edition of French daily Le Figaro. Was bi-weekly during 1977–78. Became a monthly magazine in 2008. Asserts itself to be "America’s only national French-language publication, serving an audience of French expatriates, Francophones and French-speaking Americans" and to be "America’s largest French-language magazine", with circulation of 30,500 copies and 120,000 readers.[2]
Le Militant	New York	New York	2012	An international socialist paper, historically of Trotskyist perspective. Currently a newsweekly that is published in U.S. and distributed in U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Sweden and other countries. Published in English since 1928, also in Spanish since 2005, and also in French since 2012.
Haïti Progrès	New York	Brooklyn	1983	Focuses on news from Haiti or concerning Haiti; published in French, in English and in Haitian Creole.
Le Forum	Maine	Orono	1974	Le FORUM is a French bilingual, socio-cultural periodical published by the Franco-American Centre. It is a major voice for Franco Americans both throughout Maine and nationally, and has become a unique vehicle for the dissemination of works and information by and about Franco Americans.[3]
Haïti en Marche	Florida	Miami	1986	Haiti en Marche is a weekly publication distributed in New York, Miami, Haiti, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, France, Switzerland, and has subscribers around the world.
Haïti Observateur	New York	Brooklyn	1971	Haïti-Observateur is a leading Haitian weekly appealing to a broad cross-section of the Haitian community as well as the wider Caribbean market. The Haïti-Observateur has offices in New York, Montreal, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and representatives in Paris and most cities on the Eastern Seaboard and as far inland as Chicago. It has a circulation of 75,000 copies weekly.
Carrefour Floride	Florida	Miami	2004	Information magazine and practical service guide distributed in Southeast Florida exclusively free of charge from November to April, serving French-speaking snowbirds and tourists at various service points in the three counties of : Miami-Dade -Broward and Palm Beach.
Le Journal de Floride	Florida	Miami	2004	A publication for French-speaking readership and the Snowbirds in Florida, disseminating information across four continents: North America, South America, Southern Europe and Africa, with a varied and general content disseminating news of the day, both on the national and international stage.

Defunct

Newspaper	State	Town	Year established	Notes
Le Courrier Français[4]	California	Los Angeles	1920
Union Nouvelle[4]	California	Los Angeles
Le Petit Journal[5]	California	San Francisco
The Neutral[6]	Florida	Pensacola	1847	Also published in English.
Le Combat[4]	Illinois	Chicago	1889
Le Bulletin Officiel[5]	Illinois	Chicago	1894
Le Petit Journal de Chicago[5]	Illinois	Chicago	1904
Le Courrier de l'Ouest[5]	Illinois	Chicago	1903
Le Courrier-Canadien[5]	Illinois	Chicago	1904
L'Echo des Deux Mondes[7]	Illinois	Chicago	1903
L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans[8]	Louisiana	New Orleans	1827–1923
La Guèpe[5]	Louisiana	New Orleans	1910
Le Louisianais[9]	Louisiana	Convent	1865
Le Moniteur de la Louisiane[10]	Louisiana	New Orleans	1794
Le Propagateur Catholique[11]	Louisiana	New Orleans	1842
Courrier de la Louisiane	Louisiana		1807–1860
L'Union	Louisiana	New Orleans	1862	Also published in English
Le Messager[4]	Maine	Lewiston	1880
La Revue	Maine	Augusta	1911
Le Figaro	Maine	Biddeford	1895
La Justice de Biddeford	Maine	Biddeford	1911
Le Courrier du Maine	Maine	Lewiston	1906
Le Petit Journal	Maine	Lewiston	1911
Le Messager	Maine	Lewiston	1880-1966	Unsuccessful relaunch as the Nouveau Messager in 1966–1967
Le Journal de Madawaska	Maine	Van Buren	1902–1906
Le Maine Français	Maine	Waterville	1913
Courier de Boston	Massachusetts	Boston	1789
La République	Massachusetts	Boston	1876
L'Indépendent	Massachusetts	Fall River	1884-1963
L'Américain	Massachusetts	Fall River	1903
Le Petit Courrier	Massachusetts	Fall River	1907
Le Correspondant	Massachusetts	Fall River	1909
La Liberté[12]	Massachusetts	Fall River	1919
Liberté[13]	Massachusetts	Fitchburg	1920
Le Citoyen[14]	Massachusetts	Haverhill	1911
Courrier de Holyoke	Massachusetts	Holyoke	1874
Le Défenseur	Massachusetts	Holyoke	1884–1894
La Presse	Massachusetts	Holyoke	1895–1903
La Justice	Massachusetts	Holyoke	1903–1964	Bilingual publication during final decade.
Le Courrier National	Massachusetts	Lawrence	1907
Le Progrès	Massachusetts	Lawrence	1907
Le Courrier de Lawrence[15]	Massachusetts	Lawrence	1911–1921
Le Patriote	Massachusetts	Lawrence	1911
l'Écho du Canada	Massachusetts	Lowell	1874
La République	Massachusetts	Lowell	1875
La Sentinelle	Massachusetts	Lowell	1880
L'Abeille	Massachusetts	Lowell	1881-1885
Journal du Commerce	Massachusetts	Lowell	1883-1885
Gazette de Lowell	Massachusetts	Lowell	1886
Le Courrier des États-Unis	Massachusetts	Lowell	1886
L'Étoile	Massachusetts	Lowell	1886–1957
Le Citoyen	Massachusetts	Lowell	1887
Le Farceur	Massachusetts	Lowell	1889
L'Union[16]	Massachusetts	Lowell	1889–1890
L'Indépendance	Massachusetts	Lowell	1890
Le National	Massachusetts	Lowell	1890–1895
La Vie	Massachusetts	Lowell	1892
La République	Massachusetts	Lowell	1901–1902
Revue de Lowell	Massachusetts	Lowell	1902–1904
Le Franco-Américain	Massachusetts	Lowell	1907
Le Réveil	Massachusetts	Lowell	1908–1909
La Blette	Massachusetts	Lowell	1909–1910
La Vérité[16]	Massachusetts	Lowell	1910
Le Clairon[16]	Massachusetts	Lowell	1911–1915
Le Journal de Lowell	Massachusetts	Lowell	1975–1995
Le Courrier de Lynn	Massachusetts	Lynn	1911
Le Lynnois[13]	Massachusetts	Lynn	1895
L'Estafette	Massachusetts	Marlborough	1907
Le Petit Journal	Massachusetts	New Bedford	1909
L'Écho	Massachusetts	New Bedford	1911
L'Indépendant[13]	Massachusetts	New Bedford	1910
Le journal	Massachusetts	New Bedford	1911
Le Courrier de Salem[13]	Massachusetts	Salem	1902
L'Ouvrier	Massachusetts	Southbridge	1903
Le Guide du Peuple	Massachusetts	Spencer	1886
Le Forestier	Massachusetts	Springfield	1910
Le Journal de Taunton	Massachusetts	Taunton	1882
Le Travailleur	Massachusetts	Worcester	1874
Le Courrier de Worcester	Massachusetts	Worcester	1880
Le Saint-Jean Baptiste	Massachusetts	Worcester	1883
Le Canadien Américain	Massachusetts	Worcester	1907–1912
Le Journal	Massachusetts	Worcester	1907
L'Opinion Publique[13]	Massachusetts	Worcester	1893
L'Ouest Français[4]	Michigan	Bay City	1888
Le Moniteur Français[4]	Michigan	Detroit	1910
L'oeil[4]	Minnesota	Minneapolis	1893
Echo de L'Ouest[4]	Minnesota	Minneapolis	1915
Voix du Lac[4]	Minnesota	Minneapolis	1893
Le Canadien[4]	Minnesota	St. Paul	1903
Patriote et le phare des Lacs Réunis[4]	Missouri	St. Louis	1878
La Voix du Peuple	New Hampshire	Manchester	1869
Courrier du New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Manchester	1886
L'Avenir National[13]	New Hampshire	Manchester	1888
La Revue Rose	New Hampshire	Manchester	1906
La New England	New Hampshire	Manchester	1907
La Nation	New Hampshire	Manchester	1908
Le Canado-Américain	New Hampshire	Manchester	1911
Le Réveil	New Hampshire	Manchester
L'Impartial	New Hampshire	Nashua	1911
Le Progrès[13]	New Hampshire	Nashua	1912
La Patrie	New York	Cohoes	1887
Le Drapeau National	New York	Glen Falls	1881
Courrier des États-Unis[4]	New York	New York City	1828
La Feuille D'Érable	New York	New York City	1887
Courrier des États-Unis[12]	New York	New York City	1909
Gazette Franco-Américaine[12]	New York	New York City	1920
Amérique[12]	New York	New York City	1933
France-Amérique[17]	New York	New York City	1943	Changed to a magazine format after 2008
Le Canadien des États	New York	Plattsburgh	1884
Le National	New York	Plattsburgh	1886
Le Messager Canadien	New York	Plattsburgh	1903
Le Canadien-Français	New York	Plattsburgh	1905
Le Progrès	New York	Plattsburgh	1909
L'Union des Travailleurs	Pennsylvania	Charleroi	1910
Le courier de l'Amerique[18]	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1792
L'Abeille américaine	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1815
La Justice	Rhode Island	Central Falls	1907
La Vérité	Rhode Island	Central Falls	1911
Le Jean Baptiste	Rhode Island	Pawtucket	1907
Liberté	Rhode Island	Providence	1916
La Voix de la Vallée	Rhode Island	West Warwick	1909
Le Courrier de Woonsocket	Rhode Island	Woonsocket	1883
La Tribune[19][13]	Rhode Island	Woonsocket	1895
L'Union[13]	Rhode Island	Woonsocket	1900	Official publication of L'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique.
Le Devoir	Rhode Island	Woonsocket	1912
La Révolution Canadienne	Vermont	Burlington	1838
Le Patriote Canadien	Vermont	Burlington	1839–1840
L'Idée Nouvelle	Vermont	Burlington	1869
Le Protecteur Canadien	Vermont	St. Albans
Le Nord Américain[20]	Vermont	Swanton	1839
L'Union Canadienne	Vermont	Vergennes	1870–1920