Old Natchitoches Parish entertains readers with stories and tall tales of Natchitoches Parish, Northwest Louisiana and the Old South - stories that you probably won't find in most history books.

Issue 167

January 3rd, 2011
no_167_issueWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home - The Demobilization of Louisiana's Confederates Forces April - July 1865. Also in this Issue; Historical Markers in Natchitoches Parish, Remedies, Coushatta Confederate Veterans Reunion About 1912, Old Trunks Reveal Pre-War Treasure, Price Fixing, Where the Teachers are Located, The Edison Talking Pictures, History of the Art ...

News from 1915

December 8th, 2010
A Christmas Surprise From a December 1915 Natchitoches Enterprise - Mr.  & Mrs. A.J. Hargis of East Natchitoches had quite a surprise on Christmas when their daughter Miss Myrtle, who has been teaching at Greenwood, presented them ...

Issue 166

December 3rd, 2010
no_166_issueAunt Jemima is one of the most widely recognized, and controversial, images in the world.  Was she really born on a Louisiana Plantation? Also in this Issue: WWII Remedies, Old Aunt Jemima, Can't Believe We Made It, Picture of Prosperity 1923 Natchitoches Parish Assessments, A Boy's Pockets, A Good Judge of Character, Recipes ...

Issue 164

December 3rd, 2010
no_164_issueA Baby Boomer Christmas - Everything was changing back in the 1960's - including Christmas. Also in this issue; The Birth, Death and Rebirth of the Aluminum Christmas Tree, Christmas in Natchitoches - 1924, Civil War Remedies, A Christmas Surprise, Yes Virginia, Letters Home, Recipes - Christmas Cookies, Letters to the Editor, ...

Treasured Autographs

November 8th, 2010
Treasured Autographs From 1979   By Myrtle Freeman and ...