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Louisiana Counties and Parishes: Natchitoches Parish

The Creation of Legal Borders

Natchitoches Parish

March 31, 1807

(2) Chapter I

AN ACT Supplementary to an Act, entitled "An Act providing for the Superior Court going Circuit," and for establishing Courts of Inferior Jurisdiction."

March 16, 1809

(40). CHAPTER XVI.

AN ACT Altering the line separating the County of Natchitoches from the County of Rapides.

1828 Act No. 42

AN ACT to create a new Parish in the Parish of Natchitoches, to be called the Parish of Claiborne.

January 18, 1838

AN ACT To create and establish the Parish of Cado,[sic] and for other purposes. 

1843 Act No. 88

AN ACT to create and establish the Parish of De Soto, and for other purposes.

1843 Act No. 46

AN ACT To create a new Parish in the County of Natchitoches, to be called the Parish of Sabine.

1846 Act No. 61

AN ACT Changing and fixing definitely the boundary line between Natchitoches and Rapides.

1847 Act No. 131

AN ACT Explanatory of an act changing and fixing definitely the boundary line between Natchitoches and Rapides, approved the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

1848 Act No. 219

AN ACT for the census of the Parish of Red River.

1850 Act No. 153.

AN ACT Directing a census to be taken of portions of the parishes of Natchitoches, Catahoula and Rapides, with a view to the formation of a new parish.

1852 Act No. 85

AN ACT To create the parish of Winn.

 

1852 Act No. 106.

AN ACT Attaching a portion of the parish of Natchitoches to the parish of Rapides.

1854 Act No. 203.

 AN ACT Defining the boundary line of Sabine Parish, and legalizing certain Acts resulting from the uncertainty of said boundary.

1857 No. 57.

 AN ACT Altering the Line between the parishes of Bienville and Natchitoches.

1859 Act No. 232.

AN ACT To provide for the enumeration or a proposed new Parish, to be called the Parish of Red River.

1871 Act No. 39.

AN ACT To form a new Parish, to be called the Parish of Red River.

1871 Act No. 71

AN ACT To create the parish of Vernon, and provide for the organization thereof.

 

1872 No. 92.

 AN ACT To amend and re-enact section two of an act entitled "An Act to form a new parish to be called the parish of Red River," approved March 2, 1872.

1873 Act No. 78.

AN ACT To amend an act and re-enact section seven of an act entitled An Act to form a new parish to be called the parish of Red River.