If walls could talk, the Steel Magnolia Bed & Breakfast in Natchitoches would have hundreds of stories to tell. The home is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana where the writer of the play, Robert Darling, originally grew up. The 1989 film was shot here in this very small town and today the central home to this story is run as a bed & breakfast.  Can you imagine Sally Field, Shirley McLaine, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton and Daryl Hannah all coming to your very small town?  Today, Natchitoches has a population less than 20,000.  Named after a Native American tribe, Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish ) is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Since 1927, they have been home to one of the oldest community-based holiday celebrations in the country, and today their annual Christmas festival lasts 6 weeks! For more info: https://www.natchitocheschristmas.com/ Connect with the Steel Magnolia Bed & Breakfast: https://steelmagnoliahouse.net/ For reservations call: (318) 238-2585 Address for the home: 320 Rue Jefferson, Natchitoches, Louisiana Mentioned in this episode:  Steel Magnolias episode: https://steelmagnoliaspodcast.com/episode/re-visit-steel-magnoliasLasoynes Meat Pies: http://lasyones.com/Paddle Wheeler River Boat: https://www.caneriverqueen.org/Mariner’s Restaurant (great spot to catch a sunset): https://www.marinersrestaurant.com/Schedule for Christmas Festival (lasts 6 weeks): https://www.natchitocheschristmas.com/scheduleVisit Baton Rouge episode: https://steelmagnoliaspodcast.com/episode/visit-baton-rouge Steel Magnolias Podcast is an independent show funded solely on support from listeners like you and a few advertisers from time to time. Are you enjoying the show? We hope you’ll text a friend or loved one to tell them about this podcast.  Share link:  https://tr.ee/Bi-_8D-glb\ (make sure they know how to get to a podcast first!) And we invite you to join our mailing list to be the first to know about episodes, giveaways and events….sign up at SteelMagnoliasPodcast.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/steel-magnolias-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands