Lunchtime Lagniappe: Natchitoches 1803-1840, with Dr. Kathleen Byrd
Natchitoches may not be typical of how a rural French community adapted to the influx of Americans after the Louisiana Purchase. Its position on the frontier and the early presence of three American institutions - a military fort, an Indian agency, and a federal trading post - makes it unique. During this period, Natchitoches was […]