Bastrop Daily Enterprise publishes last edition

The Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Louisiana) published its last paper on March 29, after 118 years of history in the city of Bastrop, the paper said.

The paper was launched in 1901 by B. F. Schroeder, who came to Bastrop from New Orleans, the paper said.

“Like many newspapers in small cities and towns across the country, The Daily Enterprise has been wounded by shrinking advertising markets both locally and nationally,” the paper said.

“The Daily Enterprise has served this community for generations,” said Matt Guthrie, Southwest regional vice president for owner GateHouse Media. “I can’t thank them enough for their years of dedication,” Guthrie said of staff past and recent.

Subscribers to The Daily Enterprise will receive refunds within 30 days for the balance of their subscriptions, the paper said.

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