The Rayne Acadian-Tribune is the oldest weekly newspaper in Acadia Parish.
The first newspaper published in Acadia Parish was The Rayne Signal, begun on March 13, 1886. It was purchased by W.W. Duson in Sept. 1, 1886 and later converted to a daily newspaper and moved to Crowley.
Other predecessors were The Acadia Sentinel, begun Sept. 14, 1886; The Ranger, published from 1891 to 1894; The...