Advertisement Louisiana has its fair share of iconic dishes that make it such a culinary capital. There’s gumbo, beignets, boudin and po' boys, which you can find in much of the state. But the over 400-year-old city of Natchitoches (pronounced NACK-uh-tish), located northwest of New Orleans, has its own signature dish. What is a Natchitoches meat pie? As Louisiana’s oldest city, Natchitoches has a number of influences in its cuisine, including French, Spanish and Creole. The Natchitoches meat pie brings them all together, resembling an empanada like those found in Spain and Latin American countries, or even a Cornish pasty, made with a meat filling and deep-fried pastry shell.