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My first ever visit to Natchitoches last week
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:01 pm
What a beautiful little town. Keep up the good work, Natchitocheans.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:02 pm to Rex
Front street and the Cane River are beautiful.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:03 pm to Rex
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What a beautiful little town.
I tend to agree - one of the underappreciated gems of Louisiana, IMHO.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:04 pm to Rex
I love Natchitoches. Had I not gone to LSU, I think Northwestern would've been a fun school to go to.
Mama's (or is it Papa's?) has great seafood.
Mama's (or is it Papa's?) has great seafood.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:04 pm to cas4t
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love dem meat pies
Lasyones mmmmm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:06 pm to CocomoLSU
Too far North in the state for my liking. Perhaps if it were located in South Louisiana, I would appreciate it more.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:06 pm to sjmabry
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Front street and the Cane River are beautiful.
I'm wondering what the reaction was when the people there realized the Red River had changed course.
Speaking of the Red River... interestingly, until the 15th century the Atchafalaya was the lower portion of the Red River.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:08 pm to Paul Allen
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Too far North in the state for my liking.
Still felt pretty Cajun to me.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:12 pm to Rex
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Still felt pretty Cajun to me
Rex - there were ~ 1 million French speaking people in the area encompassed by the Louisiana Purchase, before the Acadian migration. The fact they had distinct names, settled in the Cajun triangle, and became shrimpers, rice farmers, alligator hunters, etc., allows them to carry the banner of "French" culture in Louisiana - but, Natchitoches is a blend of Parisian "New France" and northern Louisiana Creole (mainly black Creoles) - and has virtually nothing in common with "cajun" Louisiana. There is some overlap and there is some adoption of cajun cuisine, etc., but that is a more recent phenomenon.
Natchitoches is not "cajun," but is heavily French in culture.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:19 pm to Rex
quote:The Indians caused global warming which changed the river's course.....
interestingly, until the 15th century the Atchafalaya was the lower portion of the Red River.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:19 pm to Rex
Natchitoches was on the network of trails that ran overland from the East Coast all the way to Mexico City-the Cumberland Road to Nashville, thence to Natchez via the Natchez Trace, thence across Louisiana to the Texas border via the Three Notches/Harrisonburg Road, thence via the El Camino Real to Mexico City. Just about anyone of significance in the history of the region that would become the southwestern United States passed through there at one time or another.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:34 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Been many times. On the next trip, I'd like to visit the LA Sports Hall of Fame. The new building is supposed to be nice.
LINK /
LINK /
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:45 pm to Twenty 49
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Been many times. On the next trip, I'd like to visit the LA Sports Hall of Fame. The new building is supposed to be nice.
It used to be just a bunch of photos hanging up in Prather Coliseum.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:51 pm to Twenty 49
I went earlier this year. It's really great.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:52 pm to Paul Allen
Get out and explore you hermit. It isn't like you are heading to Delhi, Arcadia, or rayville.
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