The first newspaper published in Acadia Parish was The Rayne Signal, begun on March 13, 1886. 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 Acadia Herald, begun in 1894. Craig purchased the Rayne Tribune and it remained in the Craig family until th
e early 1950s when it was combined with The Acadian. Myrta Fair Craig served as the publisher from 1924 until her death in 1994. The Rayne-Acadian Tribune was the first newspaper acquired by Louisiana State Newspapers in 1963. Rayne is known as the Frog Capital of the World and the Louisiana City of Murals. The newspaper office is located at 108 North Adams Avenue and is published every Thursday. The mailing address is 108 North Adams Ave., Rayne, LA 70578. Main telephone number is (337)-334-3186, and fax is (337)-334-8474.
