Pelican Publishing

Pelican Publishing
Parent companyArcadia Publishing
Founded1926
FounderJohn McClure
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationElmwood, Louisiana
DistributionUnited States and worldwide
Key peopleStuart Omer Landry, Hodding Carter, Milburn Calhoun
Publication typesbooks
Nonfiction topicshistory, travel guides, art, architecture, children's books, textbooks, Louisiana
Official websitepelicanpub.com, www.arcadiapublishing.com/imprints/pelican-publishing

Pelican Publishing Company is a book publisher based in Elmwood, Louisiana, with a New Orleans postal address. It was acquired in 2019 by Arcadia Publishing, a leading publisher of local and regional content in the United States.

Pelican publishes approximately 60 titles per year and maintains a backlist of over 2,500 books. Most of its titles relate to Louisiana and Southern culture, cuisine, art, travel guides, history, children's books, and textbooks.