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Place Name
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Bienville
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Pronunciation
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bee-IN-vil
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Place Status (Type)
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parish
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Capital is
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Arcadia
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Population
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15,979 (1990)
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Location
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Louisiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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32°31'N
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Longitude
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92°55'W
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Bienville
(bee-IN-vil), parish (
826 sq mi/2,139 sq km; 1990 pop.
15,979), NW La.;  Arcadia; 32°31'N 92°55'W. Bounded partly W
by L. Bistineau; drained by several tributaries of Red R. Driskill Mt.
(NE) is highest point (535 ft/163 m) in state,
5 mi/8 km ESE of Bryceland. Agr. (cotton,
berries, peaches, hay, sweet potatoes, squash, watermelons; horses,
cattle, poultry; dairying). Logging. Part of Jackson-Bienville State
Wildlife Area in E, Kepler Creek L. reservoir in W center, Mill Creek
Reservoir in S. Named for Jean Baptiste Sieur de Bienville, founder of
New Orleans. Formed 1848.
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