Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Driskill, 535 feet (163 m) in elevation, is located in north central Bienville Parish.

The mountain is located on private land with public access by walking trail.

In the 1830s, Ruben Drake moved his family from South Carolina to what he named Mount Lebanon, the first permanent settlement in the parish.

As the Drakes were devout Baptists, they established a church and school, which evolved into Mount Lebanon University, the forerunner of Louisiana Christian University in Pineville in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana.

[4] The highest natural point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain (535 ft), is located in Bienville Parish.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,981 people, 5,812 households, and 3,586 families residing in the parish.