The American Progress was an American newspaper founded by Louisiana Governor Huey Long in March 1930 as the Louisiana Progress to promote his political aims. The paper was renamed in 1935 and went national as Long's ambitions turned to the presidency of the United States.
After Long's death in 1935, the paper was taken over by Governor Richard W. Leche and then bought by his succeessor Earl Long. The paper shut down in March 1940 after Long lost his reelection bid.
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