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Royalty, Explorers, and Clever Con Men Or A Salute to Bienville, Our Founding Father | French Quarterly Magazine
The Historic New Orleans Collection - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, was born on this day in 1680. Along with his older brother, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Bienville arrived in Louisiana
Portrait of Louisiana Governor Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, Sieur de Bienville | Louisiana Digital Library
ERIN KRALL on Twitter: "Today in legit efforts of diplomacy...Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, founder of New Orleans, was covered from the neck down in snake tattoos, among other things. https://t.co/h1Vsv34WwC" /
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