The New Orleans Bee

The New Orleans Bee
L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans

The April 7th 1917 front page reporting the U.S. entry into World War I
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Founded	September 1, 1827 (1827-09-01)
Language	French, English, Spanish
Ceased publication	1925 (1925)
Headquarters	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

The New Orleans Bee^[1] (French: L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans, Spanish: La Abeja de Nueva Orleans^[2]) was a newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded on September 1 1827 by François Delaup and originally located at 94 St. Peter, between Royal and Bourbon.^[3]

Initially published three times a week in French, an English section was added on November 24, 1827,^[4] and in this form it was the most successful of New Orleans daily newspapers in the middle of the nineteenth century.^[5] The English section was abandoned in 1872 because of increased competition from English-language newspapers,^[6] but later restored. A Spanish-language section (Abeja) was published in 1829-1830.^[4][7]

Until at least 1897 L'Abeille remained "almost certainly the daily newspaper of choice" for French officials in New Orleans.^[8] The title was purchased in 1921 by The Times-Picayune and was published weekly until it closed in 1925.^[5]

References

1. ^ The New Orleans Bee. Wednesday January 16, 1861. Volume XVII, Whole No. 11,882. 1. Retrieved on September 19, 2010.
2. ^ The New Orleans Bee. May 1, 1830. Spanish page 1. Retrieved on September 19, 2010.
3. ^ Richard Campanella (2002). Time and place in New Orleans: past geographies in the present day. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 148. ISBN 9781565549913. http://www.google.com/books?id=Ul2mUwL3TCUC&pg=PA148&dq=L%27Abeille+de+la+Nouvelle-Orl%C3%A9ans&lr=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "About this Newspaper: L'Abeille.". Library of Congress. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045805/. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Works Progress Administration (2009). New Orleans City Guide. Garrett County Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781891053085. http://www.google.com/books?id=wZmrXnyxdpUC&pg=PA90&dq=L%27Abeille+de+la+Nouvelle-Orl%C3%A9ans&lr=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
6. ^ "Creole Echoes - The Institutions". Louisiana State University. http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/exhibits/creole/Institution/institution.html. Retrieved 2009-10-09. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "New Orleans Bee Home". Jefferson Parish Library. http://www.jefferson.lib.la.us/genealogy/NewOrleansBeeMain.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
8. ^ William Arceneaux (2004). No Spark of Malice: The Murder of Martin Begnaud. LSU Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780807130254. 

External links

	New Orleans portal
	Journalism portal
	French language and French-speaking world portal

• Archives of the New Orleans Bee - Jefferson Parish Library