page_title: Natchitoches, Louisiana
hierarchical_section_title: Natchitoches, Louisiana
caption_attribution_description: English: A store with live fish for sale. Vicinity of Natchitoches, Louisiana, July 1940.
context_page_description: Natchitoches is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people.
  The City of Natchitoches was not incorporated until after Louisiana had become a state, on February 5, 1819. It is the oldest permanent settlement in the region. Natchitoches' sister city is Nacogdoches, Texas. It is also the location of Northwestern State University.
context_section_description: Natchitoches (/ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh; French: Les Natchitoches) is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people.
  The City of Natchitoches was not incorporated until after Louisiana had become a state (1812), on February 5, 1819. It is the oldest permanent settlement in the region. Natchitoches' sister city is Nacogdoches, Texas. It is also the location of Northwestern State University.
caption: A store with live fish for sale near Natchitoches, 1940. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
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