NEWSPAPERS
                        Vermilion Parish


Contributed by Margaret Rentrop Moore
Source: Southwest Louisiana Biographical & Historical by William
Henry Perrin; published 1891 pages 255.



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    The Press. Ä The first paper in the parish was the
Independent.  It was started about 1852, by Val. Veazey, who 
was its editor and publisher, and printed it both in English 
and French. He sold it in December, 1856, and the Meridinal 
was published in its place; the first issue making its appear-
ance January 1, 1857, under the management of E. I. Guegnon,
who conducted it until 1862, when he died. His son, Eugene
Guegnon then assumed control of it, and published it until 1877,
when he too died, and his widow, Mrs. Ursule Guegnon, continued
to publish it until 1879, when she sold it to E. J. Addison, 
the present owner. It is Democratic in politics, is a lively
and enterprising journal, and wields considerable influence.
    The Vermilion Star was established in April, 1890, by Mr.
S. P. Watts, a brilliant and wide-awake young newspaper man. 
It is a sprightly and interesting sheet, and from its first 
issue it took rank among the best papers in this section of 
the State. The best we can say of it is to quote Rip Van Winkle's
toast Ä"May it live long and prosper."