Named for the French colony in Nova Scotia, this territory of 3 square miles of extension has an estimated population of 3000 inhabitants. Incorporated in the 1850s, this town serving as Bienville parish seat reports minor American, English, Irish, German, French, and Scotch Irish ancestries. With a population density of more than 920 people per square mile, this land is located more than 40 miles away from Bossier City and approximately 50 miles away from Shreveport.