Creston is an
unincorporated community
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in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish (french: Paroisse des Natchitoches or ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,566. The parish seat is Natchitoches. The parish was formed in 1805.
The Natchito ...
, United States.
Creston is not included in the
2010 United States Census
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. The community is part of the Natchitoches
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Creston is a fishing community on
Black Lake, a large waterway full of cypress trees. There is moss on many area trees. A new concrete bridge carries traffic on
Louisiana State Highway 9 over the lake. The previous wooden bridge was dismantled.
Area businesses include Bell's Camp, established in 1936, and the Sea and Sirloin Restaurant, which opened in 1983.
Creston
Baptist
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Church is located at the intersections of the state highways leading to
Ashland,
Goldonna, and
Readhimer.
Among the pioneer families in Creston are Perot, Trichel, Pardee, Dortlon, and Desadier. They trace their origins to the 1720s with the marriage in
Mobile,
Alabama
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, of a
Chitimacha Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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slave, Marie Theresa De La Grande Terre, originally from
Lafourche Parish in south Louisiana, and a French military officer, Jacques Guedon.
[Louisiana State Historical Marker, Marie Theresa De La Grande Terre, Creston, Louisiana]
References
Unincorporated communities in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Populated places in Ark-La-Tex
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