| The area which, to his dismay, unofficially acquired his name came to include a number of blocks on Bienville, Conti, Customhouse, St. Louis Marais, North Basin, North Franklin, North Robertson, Treme, and Villere streets. |
| The property is positioned along a major structural boundary at the transition zone between the Minto and Bienville geological subprovinces. |
| Serious colonization by France began in 1702, when Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and his brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville struggled to found permanent settlements. |
| After the completion of his three year work contract, Jacques settled at the Point of Levis on property opposite the current church of Bienville. |
| The property lies a few kilometres from the sheared contact between the Bienville and La Grande geological sub-provinces. |
| A settlement was founded near the area of modern Biloxi in early 1699, and Bienville was made second in command of the colony when his brother departed in the spring. |
