Old River (Natchitoches Parish) is a series of interconnected, natural waterways totaling over in length 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 ...

. Its main channel runs along Louisiana Highway 1 from south of Natchitoches, Louisiana, to Colfax, Louisiana. The river is flanked by Interstate 49 on the west and the

Red River of the South The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name ...

on the east, and is one of the many waterways on Isle Brevelle. Like nearby Cane River and

Bayou Brevelle Bayou Brevelle is a series of interconnected, natural waterways totaling over 18 miles in length in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Its main channel is at Old River (Natchitoches Parish), Old River and Kisatchie Bayou at Montrose to Natchez, Lo ...

, Old River was once the Red River.

Historic churches

St. Anne Chapel at Old River St. Anne Chapel at Old River is a historic Catholic chapel founded in the 1800s along the banks of Old River near Cypress and Isle Brevelle in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, serving the Old River community. It is the cultural and religious ...

is a historic Catholic chapel founded in the 1800s along the banks of Old River near the community of Cypress. It is the cultural and religious center of the area's

Louisiana Creole people Louisiana Creoles (french: Créoles de la Louisiane, lou, Moun Kréyòl la Lwizyàn, es, Criollos de Luisiana) are people descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana before it became a part of the United States during the period of bo ...

, predominantly of French descent. The church and cemetery are located on Old River Road (Parish Road 615) near Kisatchie Bayou. Other historic churches along Old River include St. James, St. John's Catholic Church, St. Andrew Baptist Church and St. David Church.

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Historic churches

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