Bayou Brevelle is a series of interconnected, natural waterways totaling over 18 miles in length in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

The area was inhabited since time immemorial by tribes of the Caddo Confederacy including the Adai, Natchitoches, Yatasi, and Doustioni.

Periodic flooding over the centuries and the deposit of river silt has made the area one of the most fertile farmlands in Louisiana.

He is the son of Jean Baptiste Brevelle, a Parisian-born trader and explorer, and his Adai (French: Natao) Caddo Indian wife, Anne des Cadeaux.

[5] Along the banks of Bayou Brevelle lies the birthplace of Creole where the mixture of French, Spanish, African, and Native American cultures created a unique community and people.