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Bienville

American  
[byan-veel] / bjɛ̃ˈvil /

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de 1680–1768, French governor of Louisiana.


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The North Carolina-based company says it’ll spend $41 million to build a feed mill in Lincoln Parish, replacing and doubling the capacity of an older mill, and $6 million on improvements to Bienville Parish facilities.

From Washington Times Jul. 24, 2019

Bienville went on to found New Orleans, in 1718, in spite of his cold, wet feet.

From The New Yorker Mar. 25, 2019

But there’s something about Bienville that rings true, something about the plight of small towns all over the South struggling to remain relevant in a modern economy.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2019

Marshall is a native son who has made a name for himself in the wider world, and who has returned to his childhood home — Bienville, Miss. — under difficult circumstances.

From Washington Post Feb. 27, 2019

Unfortunately she had mislaid or lost Mademoiselle Reisz’s card, and looking up her address in the city directory, she found that the woman lived on Bienville Street, some distance away.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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