Natchitoches, Louisiana

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Natchitoches, Louisiana is a historic small city in northwestern Louisiana known as the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory and famed for its preserved French Creole architecture and annual Christmas festival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
parish seat
architectureStyle American Victorian
French Creole
Spanish colonial
areaCode 318
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economySector higher education
retail and services
tourism
festivalFeature extensive Christmas light displays
fireworks over Cane River Lake
FIPSCode 22-53555
foundedIn 1714
founder Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
GNISFeatureID 555658
governingBody Natchitoches, Louisiana self-linksurface differs
surface form: City of Natchitoches government
governmentType mayor–council government
hasFestival Natchitoches Christmas Festival
hasHistoricDistrict Cane River Creole National Historical Park
surface form: Cane River National Historic District

Natchitoches Historic District
hasMuseum Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
surface form: Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum
hasUniversity Northwestern State University
heritageDesignation oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory
isParishSeatOf Natchitoches Parish
surface form: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
knownFor annual Christmas festival
historic French Creole architecture
historic downtown district
locatedIn Natchitoches Parish
surface form: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
locatedInRegion northwestern Louisiana
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Red River of the South
surface form: Red River
locatedOnRiver Cane River Lake
majorHighway Interstate 49 NERFINISHED
Louisiana Highway 1
U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Caddo
surface form: Natchitoches people
nearestLargeCity Shreveport
surface form: Shreveport, Louisiana
partOf Cane River region
surface form: Cane River National Heritage Area

Louisiana Territory
surface form: Louisiana Purchase territory
populationApproximate 18000
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 71457
region Cane River region
state Louisiana
touristAttraction brick-paved Front Street along Cane River Lake

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Ark-La-Tex hasMajorCity Natchitoches, Louisiana
Cloutierville, Louisiana, United States nearestCity Natchitoches, Louisiana
subject surface form: Cloutierville, Louisiana
Red River trade influencedDevelopmentOf Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana governingBody Natchitoches, Louisiana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: City of Natchitoches government
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame locatedIn Natchitoches, Louisiana
Northwestern Louisiana hasMajorCity Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: Natchitoches
Steel Magnolias filmingLocation Natchitoches, Louisiana
Kate Chopin House nearestCity Natchitoches, Louisiana
Cane River region contains Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish government hasSeatIn Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish parishSeat Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish largestCity Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish contains Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: city of Natchitoches
Jim Croce deathPlace Natchitoches, Louisiana
this entity surface form: Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States