Talk:Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

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Selection of the site of New Orleans

I heard on NPR that when Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded New Orleans in 1718 at its present site it was despite the advice of his engineers. Can anyone verify this? 65.79.32.33

I thought that the site of the initial city (now the French Quarter) was selected because it was not prone to flooding from the Mississippi. Alas, I don't have any source for this information. — Fingers-of-Pyrex 15:13, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fingers, I don't doubt that potential flooding had something to do with it. Earlier, in 1711, he had to move the settlement in Mobile, Alabama to its present site because of flooding at the original site. I would presume that he was sensitive to potential flooding. — Rlm0710 30 December 2005

I too am looking for verification on the reasons Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded New Orleans. Are there any citations for the claim that he wrote to the directors of the company in 1717? Does anyone know of a copy of this primary source? Or are there sources for Fingers/NPR's claim it was despite the advice of engineers? Holdenncaulfield (talk) 17:37, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The likelihood of flooding at the time that Bienville and d'Iberville chose this location for the site of New Orleans cannot be compared to the likelihood of flooding today because of the impact of channelization of the Mississippi River and the resulting loss of coastal wetlands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WaterlilyLady (talk • contribs) 05:24, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Founder of Mobile, Alabama

In 1702, Bienville and his brother, d'Iberville, were the founders of Mobile, Alabama. — Rlm0710 30 December 2005

External Link

Hello,

This might be an appropriate external link, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1102.

Thanks,

Justin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Duboiju (talk • contribs) 15:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Father of Biloxi

I removed,

"On August 29, 2005, during Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi was entirely flooded mostly 30-ft (9-m) deep, while the inland New Orleans was partially flooded in only 70% of the city, rarely 7–10 ft (3 m) deep. Due to the elevation and nearby levees, Bienville's old French Quarter never flooded in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Instead, the city of Biloxi was devastated, with 3rd-floor levels being gutted and casino barges being pushed or rammed atop the 2nd floor of nearby hotels."

It doesn't make sense in the section. Its only purpose seems to be to say that Biloxi suffered worse flooding than New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina. Not really the place for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ljpernic (talk • contribs) 19:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

African slavery

according to the German Wikipedia entry for Louisiana he abducted two Africans and enslaved them to work in Louisiana. These were the first slaves to enter this country. Lukas,MSc (talk) 12:04, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]