Opportunities in Fort St. Jean Baptise State Historic Site
155 Rue Jefferson
Natchitoches, LA 71457
United States
Hours of Operation
Wednesday through Sunday
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
OVERVIEW:
Parish: Natchitoches
Acreage: 7
Established: 1971
VISITATION:
FY 2019: 10,830
FY 2018: 12,143
FY 2017: 14,032
OTHER:
The site is a replica of an early French fort based upon the original blueprints of 1716 by Sieur Charles Claude Dutisné and company. The fort served as a trading and military post. The site is also host to living history reenactments of what life in the fort was like in the 1750s.
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