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The Bienville Parish courthouse is located at 100 Court House Drive, Arcadia, LA 71001; phone: 318-263-2123.
Bienville Parish was organized in 1848 from part of Claiborne Parish. It is named for Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne [1680-1767], Sieur de Bienville, a former French Canadian explorer who served as the Governor of French Louisiana for 30 years.