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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 Democratic Party.[2]
The paper was published in English and French.[3] According to Newspapers.com the newspaper generated 9,438 searchable pages during 1890–1921.[4]
Raymond Breaux was the editor for many years, and eventually the owner.[5] His family was among prominent local citizens.[6]
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