Saint Denis Tomb

Beneath this building, former site of the Church of Saint Francis, the first Catholic Church in Natchitoches, lie the remains of The Chevalier Louis Juchereau de Saint Denis.

Born at Quebec September 17, 1676, died at Natchitoches June 11, 1744. A gallant soldier of France, explorer of Louisiana, peacemaker and trader with the Indians, founder of Natchitoches in 1714, Commandant of the Poste de Natchitoches, 1720 to 1744.