The Natchitoches City Council officially adopted its 2026-2027 fiscal budget during a meeting Tuesday night, establishing a ...

Beginning May 26, 2026, Louisiana SNAP recipients will only be able to use their EBT cards to purchase items within the state ...

The standoff on Highway 165 near Pollock has ended peacefully, according to Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain. Law ...

The oldest cemetery in the U.S. is said to be the Myles Standish Burial Ground in Massachusettes, which dates back to approximately 1638. This may be the oldest maintained cemetery, but there are ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. — As the Natchitoches Christmas Festival approaches its 100th anniversary in December, a local nonprofit is working to preserve the memories that have defined the holiday tradition ...

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The oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase and the Bayou State may surprise you. First inhabited by the Native American Caddo tribe, Natchitoches (pronounced “Nack-i-Tish”) was established in 1714 by ...

Had it been a race, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis would have won the gold. The people of Natchitoches know him as St. Denis, the founder of their city. A bust of the French commandant can be found on ...