Natchitoches

Natchitoches is the oldest town in the Louisianna Purchase, located in Natchitoches Parish (of which it is the parish seat) within the Crossroads Region, between Shreveport and Alexandria along Highway 1 near Natchez, the Red River, and Sibley Lake.

The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 16,713, an increase of 104 since 1990.