This park celebrates the shared history and blended traditions of the Natchitoches Indians and the French and Spanish settlers of the 18th and 19th centuries who called this region home. The 33-block National Historic Landmark District includes many well-preserved examples of Creole architecture. Visit forts, museums, and seven national and three state historic sites. Tour Oakland Plantation, Magnolia Plantation and Magnolia Manor House, among two dozen local properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Updates on Cane River Creole

  • Magazine Article

    When Cotton Was King

    Spring 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood

    Cane River Creole National Historical Park tells the story of life on a Louisiana plantation.

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