Latest news from Bienville, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Irish (20.4%), American (12.2%), English (4.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 238 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles.
Population density: 17 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $446 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $224 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (43.2 miles , pop. 56,461).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (47.1 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (224.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.1%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (8.9%)
Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.9%)
Waiters and waitresses (6.7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5.6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18.2%)
Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13.6%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (11.4%)
Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.1%)
Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.8%)
Supervisors, transportation, and material moving workers (6.8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
Waiters and waitresses (13.0%)
Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.0%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.5%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6.5%)
Bus drivers (6.5%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
Average climate in Bienville, Louisiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bienville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1984, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the Bienville village center injured 9 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 11/3/1992, a category F3 tornado 9.9 miles away from the village center causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bienville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 310% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Bienville center On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 309.2 miles away from the city center On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 360.8 miles away from the city center On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from Bienville center On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 199.8 miles away from Bienville center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bienville Parish (18) is near the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Freezes: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bienville:
MOSLEY STREET COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ARCADIA, LA)
GIBSLAND COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 14 miles away; GIBSLAND, LA)
ST JOSEPH HOSPICE OF SHREVEPORT LLC (Hospital, about 14 miles away; GIBSLAND, LA)
MAGNOLIA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; ARCADIA, LA)
BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; ARCADIA, LA)
LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ARCADIA, LA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bienville:
Grambling State University (about 20 miles; Grambling, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,885)
Louisiana Tech University (about 23 miles; Ruston, LA; FT enrollment: 5,874)
Bossier Parish Community College (about 42 miles; Bossier City, LA; FT enrollment: 6,209)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (about 43 miles; Natchitoches, LA; FT enrollment: 7,700)
Louisiana State University-Shreveport (about 43 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 3,159)
Southern University at Shreveport (about 52 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 2,277)
University of Louisiana at Monroe (about 55 miles; Monroe, LA; FT enrollment: 6,764)
Public high schools in Bienville:
BIENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL(Students: 36, Location: 325 MAIN STREET HWY 507, Grades: PK-12)
BIENVILLE EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 325 MAIN STREET-HIGHWAY 507, Grades: PK-12)
Birthplace of: Charlie Hennigan - Football player, Rodney Alexander - Politician, Stephen A. Caldwell - Academic.
Bienville Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bienville and their reported violations in the past:
FRIENDSHIP WATER SYSTEM (Address: 17657 HWY 4 , Population served: 777, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-2013), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and AUG-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-15-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and AUG-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-15-2014)
Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt - In JAN-01-2013, Contaminant: DBP STAGE 2. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-2013)
One routine major monitoring violation
9 other older monitoring violations
BIENVILLE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 360, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2013), St Public Notif received (APR-20-2013), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2013)
Failure To Address Deficiency - In JUN-02-2012, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (MAR-05-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2012), St Public Notif received (MAY-07-2012), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2012), St Public Notif received (MAY-07-2012), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2012), St Public Notif received (MAY-07-2012), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-2014)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2013), St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2013), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and JUL-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2013), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and JUL-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2013), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2012)
2 minor monitoring violations
2 other older monitoring violations
EDWARDS MILLCREEK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 114, Purch groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2013), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2013), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2013)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-05-2012), St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2013 and DEC-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-06-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-06-2013), St Public Notif received (MAY-20-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and JUL-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2013 and JUL-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2014)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2012, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-07-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2013), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-2013)
3 regular monitoring violations
8 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This village:
2.1 people
Louisiana:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
60.0%
Whole state:
67.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
4.8%
Whole state:
6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Bienville, LA (based on Bienville Parish data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
6,913
42
Black Protestant
2,904
10
Mainline Protestant
997
9
Catholic
86
1
Other
2
1
None
3,451
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
La Hwy 507 2.5 Mi Ne (Lat: 32.376833 Lon: -92.944611), Call Sign: KKE420, Assigned Frequencies: 49.0600 MHz, Grant Date: 10/16/2012, Expiration Date: 01/05/2023, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2020, Certifier: Gary S Wester, Registrant: Southern Natural Gas Company, L. L. C., 2 N. Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Phone: (866) 775-5785, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
6
STATION, W Side Of Hwy 507 2.5 Mi Ne Of (Lat: 32.376806 Lon: -92.944583), Overall height: 123.4 m, Call Sign: WNET814, Assigned Frequencies: 1895.00 MHz, Grant Date: 05/18/1998, Expiration Date: 01/14/2008, Cancellation Date: 07/09/1999, Phone: (404) 841-2064
STATION, W Of St Hwy 507 2.5 Mi Ne (Lat: 32.376611 Lon: -92.944000), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 122.5 m, Overall height: 124 m, Call Sign: WNTN567, Assigned Frequencies: 952.131 MHz, 928.131 MHz, 941.281 MHz, 932.281 MHz, Grant Date: 03/18/2022, Expiration Date: 06/05/2032, Certifier: Gary S Wester, Registrant: Kinder Morgan Inc., 1001 Lousiana Street, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (866) 775-5785, Email:
W Side Of Hwy 507 2.5 Mi Ne Of (Lat: 32.376806 Lon: -92.944583), Overall height: 123.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM543, Assigned Frequencies: 1865.00 MHz, Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 04/13/2008, Cancellation Date: 11/06/1998, Phone: (504) 846-6201
Bienville HS 260, Bienville La Site (Lat: 32.357444 Lon: -92.978417), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WQJI214, Assigned Frequencies: 11305.0 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 11305.0 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, Grant Date: 10/02/2018, Expiration Date: 09/17/2028, Certifier: Jeffrey R Strenkowski, Registrant: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 739-3000, Fax: (202) 739-3001, Email:
BIENVILLE LA, Louisiana 9 (Lat: 32.374917 Lon: -92.978222), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m, Call Sign: WQTW880, Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, Grant Date: 04/29/2014, Expiration Date: 04/29/2024, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2022, Certifier: Gregory M Romano, Registrant: Cellco Partnership, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Bienville HS 260, Bienville La Site (Lat: 32.357444 Lon: -92.978417), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WRMB857, Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, Grant Date: 03/02/2021, Expiration Date: 09/17/2028, Certifier: Brad Warden, Registrant: Skyrider Communications, LLC, 308 Pine Street, West Monroe, LA 71291, Phone: (318) 654-8127, Fax: (888) 704-9344, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3
Call Sign: WB5WKN, Licensee ID: L00282616, Grant Date: 10/17/2016, Expiration Date: 01/02/2027, Certifier: George L Pinckard, Registrant: George L Pinckard, 12466 Hwy 501, Bienville, LA 71008
Call Sign: WB5WNA, Licensee ID: L00282573, Grant Date: 10/17/2016, Expiration Date: 01/02/2027, Certifier: Paula F Pinckard, Registrant: Paula F Pinckard, 12466 Hwy 501, Bienville, LA 71008
Call Sign: KE5SOI, Licensee ID: L01364810, Grant Date: 02/01/2008, Expiration Date: 02/01/2018, Cancellation Date: 01/24/2009, Certifier: Tommy G Robinson, Registrant: Tommy G Robinson, 16212 Hwy 4, Bienville, LA 71008
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 21 took place in 2014, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (75.4%), and Structure Fires (15.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bienville, LA