In 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville requested that the French government bestow upon Bourgmont the Cross of St. Louis because of his "outstanding service to France".
En 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville pediu que o goberno francés outorgase a Bourgmont a Cruz de St. Louis polo seu «excepcional servizo a Francia».