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Natchitoches people. The Natchitoches (/ ˈnækətɪʃ / NAK-ə-tish; Caddo: Náshit'ush) [1] are a Native American tribe from Louisiana and Texas. They organized themselves in one of the three Caddo-speaking confederacies along with the Hasinai (between the Sabine and Trinity rivers in eastern Texas), and Kadohadacho (at the borders of Texas ...
The Natchitoches Times was first published on March 13, 1903, by Cunningham & Co. in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It was initially a daily newspaper (except Sundays and ...
Natchitoches City Hall A store with live fish for sale near Natchitoches, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.. Natchitoches (/ ˈ n æ k ə t ə ʃ / NAK-ə-təsh; [2] [3] French: Les Natchitoches, [le nakitɔʃ]), officially the City of Natchitoches, is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. [4]
Jimmy D. Long. Jimmy Dale Long (October 6, 1931 – August 9, 2016) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. [2] Long was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana. [1] His relatives included George S. Long, Huey Long, Earl Long, Russell B. Long, Gillis William Long and Speedy Long.
Natchitoches Parish (French: Paroisse des Natchitoches or Les Natchitoches) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,515. [1] The parish seat and most populous municipality is Natchitoches, the largest by land area is Ashland, and the most density populated area is Campti. [2]
For years, many of the remaining tribe members lived in or around Natchitoches Parish. Today, members of the tribe are predominantly based in Louisiana and surrounding states. [11] Caddo Adais Indians, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Robeline, Louisiana, established May 1991. [12] The late Rufus Davis served as the organization's chief. [1]
The fort (present-day city of Natchitoches) was founded by a French Canadian, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis in 1714 while he was traveling to Mexico on a trade mission.When St. Denis reached the village of the Natchitoches Indians on the Red River of the South, he had two huts constructed and left a small French detachment there to guard the stores and trade with the Native Americans.
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