Gibsland, LA

Gibsland is a town in Bienville Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 773 residents. Coleman College was a segregated African American secondary school founded in Gibsland in 1887 by O. Coleman; it was the first secondary school for Black students in northern Louisiana. The Jonquil Jubilee and Historic and Garden Tour and the Bonnie and Clyde Festival are celebrated annually. The Bonnie and Clyde Festival is held in Gibsland in mid-May. Gibsland makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Gibsland is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Gibsland is located in northern Bienville Parish. Gibsland is home to Bonnie.