Editing Campti, Louisiana (section)

== Etymology ==
Tradition maintains that the name "Campti" was derived from the name of a Natchitoches Indian chief, known to the French colonists as "''Le Roi Campti''" ''(The King Campti)''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.camptifieldofdreams.org/cultural-heritage |title=History of Campti |access-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151030074535/http://www.camptifieldofdreams.org/cultural-heritage |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Church records in Natchitoches show that a French missionary, Père Valentin, visited the community of Campti around 1745. This was the first written record of Campti during the period of [[French Louisiana]].