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The Cane River (French: Rivière aux Cannes) is a 30-mile-long (48 km) river in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, originating from a portion of the Red River. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it gained prominence as the locus of a Creole de couleur (multiracial) culture, centered around the Melrose Plantation and the adjacent St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church. Melrose Plantation is a National Historic Landmark.

In 1836, the Red River shifted into an eastern channel, known as the "Rigolette de Bon Dieu."

Lyle Saxon wrote a short story titled "Cane River" published in 1926. The Cane River and Creoles also feature in Saxon's 1937 novel Children of Strangers.

31°44′35″N 93°05′10″W / 31.7431°N 93.0861°W / 31.7431; -93.0861

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river in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
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