Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, we have a festival that runs from November 21 into January, and thousands of people come each weekend for our lights, to tour the old homes and to see fireworks. Regarding the Fleur de lis, Natchitoches is the oldest continuous settlement in the Louisiana Purchase. The French maintained a fort here from 1714, two years before they opened New Orleans for business. ?A number of our residents have French names and trace lineage to those French Marines. This is different from the more famous settlement of French South Louisiana, the Acadians ?who came here from Nova Scotia starting about 1755 as the Brits wanted them out. On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:29 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Sonny, > The creeping Noelisation of October is to be deplored, but I suppose all > those boxes of crackers, tinsel, etc. have to be sold, so.... > > Do you have any idea why the flags with the fleur-de-lis are displayed? > > Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 5:27 AM > Subject: [Leica] Starting to Look Like Christmas > > > At dusk on Front Street >> http://sonc.com/look/?p=4693 >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA