The Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District contains various historic homes, churches, and military history, traditional creole culture and cuisine, in addition to other scenic attractions of the area’s lakes, rivers, and forest. more ...

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts was established by the Louisiana state legislature in 1982 to function as the academic, artistic, and creative schooling for the state's exceptional students. more ...

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training founded in 1994 maintains the enrichment of science and technology to the historic preservation at the Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches, Louisiana. more ...

Northwestern State University of Louisiana has been a learning facility for over a hundred years maintaining its traditional mission of public service and academic accomplishments. more ...

The fort’s historic site mirrors the stories of 18th-century French colonial life from the common chores of the military outpost to the commercial trade. more ...

The facility proves to be an amazing exhibit portraying the natural and cultural history of the region including an outstanding location for bird watching and observing traffic on the Red River. more ...

The Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, an aquarium, includes native aquatic species and historic displays arranged at the historic Caddo village. more ...

Built in the 1830's, Oaklawn Plantation is an exceptional model of a large French Creole plantation house with an architectural style of a full floor elevation off the ground and a gallery that sweeps around three sides of the house. more ...

The 1830's French Creole inspired planation landmark is named for the Cherokee roses at its front gate. The estate is well-preserved for future generations. more ...

The cottage is the only Cane River plantation still possessing the riverfront with no overriding traffic or roads settled, covered between the live oaks and magnolias of the Cane River Lake. more ...

The manor is a 19th century French colonial house once owned by Gabriel Prudhomme and his wife Algae. The estate is well-preserved for future generations. more ...

The chapel is the only known instance in the United States of a white mission congregation sponsored by a church whose members were primarily people of color. more ...

The plantation was built in the 19th century replicating Creole structures and the lifestyles of early French planters. The estate is well-preserved for future generations. more ...

Oakland Plantation, originally known as Bermuda, was built in 1789 passed down by generations the plantation and now owned by the National Park Service, contains 27 tangible historic outbuildings allowing all visitors to envision the antiquity of the estate. more ...

The plantation began as the Oakland Plantation (a.k.a. Bermuda plantation), which was separated by two heirs and established later in 1873 as the Atahoe Plantation. more ...

The school was founded in 1916 and formally established in 1952; it was renowned for its preeminence in education of African American children prior to school integration. more ...

A Creole plantation built in 1818 is the oldest house in the parish to be raised a full story and later owned by John Jones, an African American from Tennessee. more ...

The cottage was built in 1845; it is one of only a few complete Creole cottages in the Cane River region furthermore joined by the history of St. Augustine Catholic Church. more ...

This house is the only remaining building of a poteaux-en-terre (posts-in-ground) house in Louisiana and one of only a handful in the country. more ...

This legendary planation was established by a family of “gens de couleur libre" (free people of color) around the time of the Louisiana purchase. more ...

This church and cemetery was founded in 1803 by and for people of color in the U.S. more ...

The age of the Lewis Jones house is unclear but there is an inscription of 1847 under a stair; it is known as a one story frame French Creole house with a bousillage in fill. more ...

The plantation house is a 19th century log cabin located on the original Spanish land grant given to Dominique Metoyer in 1796. more ...

The two and one-half stroy plantation house is one of the largest in the area, with twenty-seven rooms, including a Catholic Chapel in which Mass is still celebrated. more ...

The plantation outbuildings comprise the agricultural and industrial portion of an extensive Creole cotton plantation. more ...

Kate Chopin’s estate from 1880-1883 influenced her to record the history, folklore, and lifestyles of the people in Cane River. more ...

Legend says that an overseer at this planation may have influenced Simon Legree’s character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. more ...

The battle of Monett’s Ferry was fought at Monett’s Ferry, a Red River Campaign, in April of 1864. more ...

Fort Jessup was built in 1822; a gateway for westward expansion and the staging ground for U.S. troops in the U.S- Mexican war. more ...

Los Adaes State Historic Site is an 18th-century Spanish mission and presidio. Built in an effort to cease French expansion, it served as the capital of Spanish Texas for over 50 years. more ...

The Adai Indians are in connection with Spanish settlement in the Cane River region. more ...

Built in 1916, The Church of St. Anne represents the last step in a long spiritual journey for Catholics among the Adaesaños, people of Spanish descent in the region, and the Caddo Adai people, one of the southernmost branches of the Caddo American Indians.” more ...