[3] The Donaldsonville Chief is a member of the Louisiana Press Association.
[4] News content for the publication is based in the City of Donaldsonville, but also includes the Ascension Parish area.
The newspaper has won numerous Louisiana Press Association awards [5] The Donaldsonville Chief was founded in 1871.
[6] Linden E. Bentley founded the newspaper as a weekly Republican journal.
According to the newspaper's masthead, it is the longest continuous publication in Ascension Parish.