Natchitoches, Louisiana: NACK-a-tish

Natchidoches, Texas: nack-a-DOE-chiz

The nearby state of Arkansas is normally pronounced "AR-ken-saw" ~ which is, I believe, the corrupted pronunciation of a French spelling of a Native American word ~ but not long ago, shortly before the Arkansas-LSU football game, I swear I heard LSU football coach Les Miless, on TV, actually say "ar-KAN-sas." Well, the guy's from Michigan, after all.