Natchitoches Parish
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Natchitoches Parish is a historic parish in northwestern Louisiana known for its colonial heritage, Creole culture, and the city of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | 4 |
| Natchitoches Parish canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
parish of Louisiana ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Grant Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rapides Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabine Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Winn Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
ⓘ
Cane River Lake ⓘ Cane River Creole National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Cane River National Heritage Area
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site ⓘ Kisatchie National Forest (part) ⓘ Natchitoches Historic District ⓘ Northwestern State University ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana ⓘ
surface form:
city of Natchitoches
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| followsLegalSystem | Louisiana civil law tradition ⓘ |
| governmentType | parish police jury (historically) ⓘ |
| hasCommonLanguage |
Louisiana Creole
ⓘ
Louisiana French ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Catholic religious heritage
ⓘ
Creole cuisine ⓘ meat pies ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Creole
ⓘ
surface form:
African American Creole
French colonial ⓘ Native American ⓘ Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | site of oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Creole culture
ⓘ
colonial heritage ⓘ historic plantations ⓘ |
| largestCity |
Natchitoches, Louisiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Natchitoches
|
| locatedIn |
Ark-La-Tex
ⓘ
surface form:
Ark-La-Tex region
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Natchitoches micropolitan area
|
| locatedInRegion |
Northwestern Louisiana
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Louisiana
|
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Red River
ⓘ
surface form:
Red River (historical alignment)
|
| namedAfter | Natchitoches (Native American people) ⓘ |
| parishSeat |
Natchitoches, Louisiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Natchitoches
|
| partOf |
Louisiana Territory
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana Purchase territory
|
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | parish ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cloutierville, Louisiana
subject surface form:
Cloutierville, Louisiana
this entity surface form:
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
this entity surface form:
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
this entity surface form:
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
this entity surface form:
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana