the first edition of the paper was published on 29 september 1891 with the subtitle "journal quotidien de toulouse et du sud-ouest" (daily newspaper of toulouse and the south-west). subsequent subtitles were "organe quotidien de défense sociale et religieuse" (daily organ for social and religious defense) and "organe régional de redressement national, de défense religieuse et de progrès social" (regional organ for national recovery, religious defense and social progress).