Serving as the 2025/2026 Board of Directors as pictured from left to right are:
Ann Chapman - Bienville Parish Council on Aging
Catherine Perritt - Bienville Parish Assessor
Tonisa Thomas - Bienville Lumber Company, LLC.
Vice President Megan Martin - Bienville Parish 4-H - LSU AgCenter
President LaKeitha McDaniel - Haynes International
Katherine Mixon - Bienville Parish Library Gibsland Branch
Secretary Melanie Jordan - Justice of the Peace Dis. 3
Treasurer Deanna Curtis - CASA
Michelle Bates - The Bienville Democrat
Nikki Bryan - Wimberly Agency
Vicki Pickett - Village of Castor
Scott Cannady - GBT
Kim Rigdon - Willow Ridge
Outgoing President Tom Martin - GBT
Brandi Vernon - Council on Aging
Wayne Gray - Edward Jones
(Not-pictured: Emmalee Tingle - Claiborne Electric)
With enthusiasm this Board of Directors exists solely to assist potential and established businesses and promote commerce and tourism throughout Bienville Parish.
Many visitors to Bienville Parish are interested in facts surrounding the Sailes Community, which hosts a stone marker at the scene of the demise of the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Area museums in Gibland and Arcadia provide facts and memorabilia about the notorius 1930's outlaws. Located in the historical district in Arcadia are antique stores, which have revitalized the downtown area. Visitors to the downtown area would also be interested in original WPA murals painted on the walls of the U.S. Post Office, located on Railroad Avenue.
The Chamber meets every 3rd Monday of the month at 12:00 p.m. at the Gibsland Grill in Gibsland, LA.