Bienville

[ byan-veel ]

noun

1. Jean Bap·tiste Le Moyne [zhah ba-, teest, l, uh, -, mwan], Sieur de [sy, œ, r, d, uh], 1680–1768, French governor of Louisiana.

Example Sentences

More recently, while Cage was living in nearby Bienville, his daughter was shot and wounded during a rap concert and soon after, the mayor, who was Black, gay and relatively progressive, was murdered in cold blood.

From Los Angeles Times

Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish.

From Seattle Times

“The three-decades-long search for a man convicted of attempted murder is over, thanks to a tip received by #FBINewOrleans. This morning, 63-year-old Greg Lawson is back in a Louisiana jail awaiting action by Bienville Parish authorities,” the FBI wrote.

From Seattle Times

While at the Bienville Animal Medical Center in Ocean Springs, Miss., Perry struck up a conversation with Trish Styles, a veterinary technician, who told her about wildlife rehabilitators — people who volunteer to house ailing wild animals, and nurse them back to health.

From Washington Post

Strolling along with other Mardi Gras revelers among the live oaks in Bienville Square.

From Washington Post