Natchitoches, LA Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Tiny NATCHITOCHES (pronounced "Nakitish"), in the sleepy cottonfields of the Cane River, is the oldest European settlement in Louisiana, having begun life as a French trading post in 1714. A Catholic oasis in a Protestant desert, it was swiftly fortified when its Spanish and Native American customers started to combine aggression with commerce. With its lovingly restored Creole architecture, Natchitoches's exquisite Front Street , on the river, bears a passing resemblance to New Orleans' French Quarter, with its lacy iron balconies, spiral staircases and cobbled courtyards … more »