Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə mwan də bjɛ̃vil]; / lə ˈmɔɪn də biˈɛnvɪl /; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French-Canadian colonial administrator in New France.

Bienville is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 218 at the 2010 census. [2] Bienville was established in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. It took its name from Bienville Parish. [3] Bienville is located near the center of Bienville Parish at 32°21′9″N 92°58′37″W (32.352635, -92.976816). [4]

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (baptized Feb. 23, 1680, Montreal, New France [now in Canada]—died March 7, 1767, Paris, Fr.) was a French explorer, colonial governor of Louisiana, and founder of New Orleans.

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Containing the highest elevation in Louisiana, Bienville is at the Top of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia, which replaced the town of Sparta in 1890 after the railroads were constructed. A hunting and fishing paradise, Bienville Parish offers a wide variety of ponds, lakes, and wooded areas that are prime for weekend getways.

Bienville Parish (French: Paroisse de Bienville, pronounced [paʁwas də bjɛ̃vil]) is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,981. [1] The parish seat and most populous municipality is Arcadia. [2]

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville was an explorer, colonial administrator, and Lieutenant in the French Navy during the Nine Years' War and the Chickasaw Wars. He was known as the “Father” of Louisiana and the French settlement of New Orleans.

2025年1月2日 · Bienville Parish is a region that combines deep historical roots with natural beauty. From its French colonial beginnings to its role in the Civil War, timber industry growth, and the challenges of the Civil Rights Movement, the parish has experienced many changes.

2024年6月1日 · Canadian naval officer Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, served as three-time governor of the French colony of Louisiana intermittently from 1702 to 1743. Bienville and his older brother, Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, traveled on an expedition that arrived in Louisiana in 1699.

2024年6月1日 · Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, served as governor of Louisiana and founded the city of New Orleans. What was Bienville’s early life and career like? Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, was born February 23, 1680, in the frontier village of Montreal, Canada, to Charles and Catherine Le Moyne.