[7] Indeed Lussier was largely responsible for the growth of the paper, purchasing it in 1908 and assuming control in April 1909, as editor he transformed it from a small political organ of the city's French speakers into a widely-respected newspaper.

[8][9] In the early 20th century La Justice and its staff quickly became a cultural institution for Massachusetts Francophones, and at the end of the First World War, Lussier was among those invited by Governor McCall to join the state reception for the Commission for Relief in Belgium.

[8][12] Ducharme however would not enjoy operating a newspaper, saying in his 1943 Franco-American history book The Shadows of the Trees that more of his time was devoted to managing fluctuations in advertising revenue than editorial work.

[15][17] Throughout its history, the paper's writers regularly explored what the integration of Holyoke and Western Massachusetts' French Canadians into other American cultures meant for their own, their language, and role in the fabric of the greater community.

In 2007 it was purchased by his daughter Kathleen Lynch, who continued to operate it as a small commercial printing firm;[21] the company remained active in some form as recently as March 2018.