This village southeast of Natchitoches was the last home of the Natchez Indians after they were defeated by the French in 1731. This village was not established until the Texas and Pacific Railroad came through in 1938. Natchez, Louisiana is the gateway to the Cane River National Heritage Area. Population: 434 Town Hall (318) 352-1414.
6. The mastoid process is an inferior extension of the petrous temporal bone of the skull and provides a structural function as an anchor point for the large muscles of the neck.It contains multiple air cells that develop from a single main cavity (the antrum), after the age of about 2.he infective process causes inflammation of the mastoid and surrounding tissues and may lead to bony destruction. 1  Classic, or acute, mastoiditis is a rare complication of acute otitis media (AOM).
The mastoid process is located in the posterior portion of the temporal bone. It is one of the two projections situated behind the ear. The mastoid process provides an attachment for certain muscles of the neck. 1  Carotid Canal.