Bienville Parish, Louisiana Eviction Risk: Low

Bienville Parish scores 2.8/10 (Low risk) on the EvictionRiskMap scale, placing it in the middle third of Louisiana eviction laws parishes, with 30 parishes rated riskier and 33 rated more landlord-friendly. Across all 11 cities tracked in the parish, individual scores range from 2.3 to 3.1, a spread of nearly a full point that underscores how much operating conditions vary within a single rural parish. With an average rent of $626 and an average rent burden of 29.6%, tenant finances are tight relative to income, but the parish sits solidly in low-risk territory by statewide comparison.

For a landlord or investor evaluating Bienville Parish, the low aggregate score reflects favorable structural conditions: Louisiana eviction laws state law moves quickly, local courts handle an uncontested eviction in roughly 14 to 30 days, and neither rent control nor just-cause termination requirements exist anywhere in the parish. The absence of local tenant-protection overlays means a landlord here operates on a clean, statewide legal framework with no surprise local ordinances to track.

The cities inside Bienville Parish

The highest individual risk reading belongs to the city of Bienville at 3.1/10, still comfortably in Low territory but the parish outlier. Arcadia, the parish seat and its largest city with a population of 2,635, and Gibsland, with a population of 681, both score 2.9/10. Castor and Saline also register 2.9/10. These communities share higher renter concentrations and poverty rates that nudge their scores above the parish average, meaning landlords operating in Arcadia or Gibsland should budget conservatively for turnover and collection.

At the lower end of the risk spectrum, Jamestown scores 2.3/10, the most landlord-favorable reading in the parish, followed by Mount Lebanon at 2.6/10 and Lucky at 2.7/10. Ringgold, the second-largest community at 1,405 residents, sits at 2.8/10, right at the parish average. The range from 2.3 in Jamestown to 3.1 in the city of Bienville is a reminder that risk is hyper-local: two towns a few miles apart can carry meaningfully different tenant-market profiles, and a portfolio decision made at the parish level alone will obscure that variation.

State-level laws that apply here

All properties in Bienville Parish are governed by the Louisiana eviction laws Lease Law, La. R.S. § 9:3251 et seq. For nonpayment of rent or a lease violation, the required notice period is 5 days. A no-cause termination requires 30 days notice. Understanding the full Louisiana eviction laws eviction process is essential before a landlord files in justice court: an uncontested matter resolves in roughly 14 to 30 days, while a contested case can run 30 to 90 days. Louisiana eviction laws state law prohibits local governments from enacting rent control and imposes no just-cause requirement for lease termination, so landlords face no additional regulatory layer beyond state statute.

On Louisiana eviction costs, plan for court filing fees of $170 to $300, sheriff or constable fees of $50 to $175, and attorney fees that typically range from $500 to $3,000 depending on case complexity. Source-of-income discrimination is not a protected class under Louisiana eviction laws law, giving landlords full discretion on applicant screening for rental-assistance vouchers. Habitability obligations arise under La. Civ. Code art. 2696. Fair housing complaints are handled by the Louisiana eviction laws Attorney General, Consumer Protection division.

With a 37% average poverty rate and a renter share of 38.7%, the tenant pool across Bienville Parish carries real financial stress; see the city grid above for score-by-score breakdowns that reveal where that pressure is most concentrated.