Richland Parish, Louisiana

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Richland Parish
Parish
Parish of Richland
Alto Presbyterian Church
Alto Presbyterian Church
Map of Louisiana highlighting Richland Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°25′18″N 91°45′43″W / 32.421736°N 91.762070°W / 32.421736; -91.762070
Country United States
State Louisiana
FoundedSeptember 29, 1878
Named forFertile (rich) land in the area
SeatRayville
Largest townRayville
Area
 • Total576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land559 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Water9.375 sq mi (24.28 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total20,725
 • Estimate 
(2018)
20,192
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Richland Parish is a parish located in the North Louisiana Delta Country in the U.S. state of Louisiana, known for its fertile, flat farmland, cane brakes, and open spaces. The name Richland was chosen due to the rich production from farming. The parish seat and largest community is Rayville.

History[]

The parish was officially created on September 29, 1868.[1] Rayville, Louisiana, the parish seat, was named for John Ray, a politician from Monroe with large land holdings in present-day Rayville.[2]

Richland Parish is home to the first public parish library in the State of Louisiana, the Rhymes Memorial Library. The library was built in 1925 by the Lambda Kappa Club of Rayville. R.R. Rhymes donated the original building in memory of his wife, Nonnie Roark Rhymes.[3]

Geography[]

Bayou Macon flows through the western areas of Richland. Other tributaries in the parish include Crew Lake, and the Lafourche Diversion Canal are located in the western portion of the parish. Boeuf River flows from the northern end to the southern end in the center of the parish.

Adjacent parishes[]

Parks and wildlife management areas[]

Transportation[]

Bridge crossing the Boeuf River on Hwy 15 near Alto, LA
Interstates and State Highways
I-20.svg Interstate 20
US 80.svg U.S. Highway 80
Louisiana 15.svg Louisiana Highway 15
Louisiana 17.svg Louisiana Highway 17
Louisiana 585.svg Louisiana Highway 585
Louisiana 132 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 132
Louisiana 133 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 133
Louisiana 135 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 135
Air, Rail, Levee
Airport icon small.png Rayville Municipal Airport
Airport icon small.png Delhi Municipal Airport
Airport icon small.png Monroe Regional Airport
Kansas city south lines logo.svg Kansas City Southern Railroad
LA 15 bridge over Boeuf River.jpg Tensas Basin Levee District

Population trends[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18705,110—
18808,44065.2%
189010,23021.2%
190011,1168.7%
191015,76941.9%
192020,86032.3%
193026,37426.4%
194028,8299.3%
195026,672−7.5%
196023,824−10.7%
197021,774−8.6%
198022,1871.9%
199020,629−7.0%
200020,9811.7%
201020,725−1.2%
2018 (est.)20,192[4]−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7]
1990–2000[8] 2010–2013[9]

As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,725.[9] The parish seat is Rayville.[10]

Education[]

Public schools[]

  • Delhi Elementary
  • Delhi Junior High
  • Delhi High School
  • Holli Ridge Elementary
  • Mangham Elementary
  • Mangham Junior High
  • Mangham High School
  • Rayville Elementary
  • Rayville Junior High
  • Rayville, High School
  • Start Elementary

Private schools[]

  • Riverfield Academy, K-12

Charter schools[]

  • Delhi Charter, K-12

Community and technical colleges[]

Regional universities[]

Communities[]

Towns[]

Village[]

Unincorporated areas[]

Census-designated place[]

Unincorporated communities[]

Government[]

Parish Administration Administrators
Sheriff Gary Gilley, No Party
Coroner Dr. Matt Prine, Republican
Assessor Emmett "Lee" Brown, III, Democrat
School Board Superintendent Sheldon Jones
Homeland Security Dawn Williams
Parish Police Jury Police Jurors
District 1, Delhi Steve" Craig, Republican
District 2, Delhi Patrick Stubblefield, Democrat
District 3, Rayville Sharon Gee, Democrat
District 4, Rayville James "Steve" Lofton, Republican
District 5, Rayville Paul Slayter, Republican
District 6, Rayville Althan Smith, Democrat
District 7, Alto Cecil Reddick, Republican
District 8, Start Elliot Colvin, Republican
District 9, Mangham Roy Wiggins, Jr., Republican
5th Judicial District Parish Judicial Leaders
Division "A" Clay Hamilton, Republican
Division "B" Will Rhymes Barham, Republican
Division "C" "Steve" Dean, Republican
Clerk of Court Stacie Williamson, Republican
Parish School Board Board Members
District 1, Delhi "Billy" Calvert, No Party
District 2, Delhi Eugene Young, Jr., Democrat
District 3, Rayville Moses "DeJohn" Wilkins, Democrat
District 4, Rayville James Hough, Republican
District 5, Rayville Alece Copeland, No Party
District 6, Rayville Marie Lewis, Democrat
District 7, Archibald Joe Chapman, No Party
District 8, Start Kevin Eppinette, No Party
District 9, Mangham "Chris" Pruitt, Republican

Notable people[]

  • Ralph Abraham, from Alto, elected Member of Congress in The United States House of Representatives.
  • Harry W. Addison was a Southern author and humorist who resided in Rayville from 1945 to 1957.
  • , a politician and banker in Monroe, born in Richland Parish
  • , state representative for Richland Parish, 1964 to 1974.
  • Terry Doughty, is a federally appointed judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
  • , was a prominent planter, philanthropist, and conservationist.
  • Elvin Hayes, NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, born in Rayville
  • Arlene Howell, Miss Louisiana USA 1958, Miss USA 1958
  • , city, district, and state court judge, born in Rayville; resided in Ruston, Louisiana
  • Ralph E. King, Winnsboro physician who represented Richland Parish in the Louisiana State Senate from 1944 to 1952 and again from 1956 to 1960
  • William L Kirk, of Rayville was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe.
  • Ernie Ladd, a football player/professional wrestler, born in Rayville
  • Moses J. Liddell was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as a judge for the Supreme Court of the Montana Territory.
  • Wiley Person Mangham, an American publisher and editor. He is the namesake for the town of Mangham, Louisiana
  • Charles McConnell, politician in Springhill, Louisiana; a native of Richland Parish
  • , commercial photographer in North Hollywood, California
  • Tim McGraw, Country musician, born in Delhi, and raised in Start
  • Darryl Riser, editor of the Delhi Dispatch and Richland Beacon-News and, formerly, the Richland Journal
  • Robert Max Ross, was a Republican politician and activist who qualified to run for Governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House, for the purpose of advancing the two-party system in Louisiana, at a time it did not exist.
  • served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1975 until 2008; since in the Louisiana State Senate

Gallery[]

  • Former Rayville High School, operated by the Richland Parish School Board and originally designed by the Shreveport architect Edward F. Neild, was renovated into an apartment complex

  • Holly Ridge High School in Holly Ridge in rural Richland Parish

  • Veteran's Memorial in Mangham

  • Rhymes Memorial Library in Rayville was the first parish wide public library in Louisiana.

  • Poverty Point Reservoir in Delhi.

  • Start Baptist Church

  • Richland Parish Courthouse, in Rayville

  • Alto Presbyterian Church, built in 1873

  • Richland Parish Detention Center near Alto, Louisiana

  • First Baptist Church in Delhi

  • Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery

Politics[]

Presidential elections results

See also[]

Further reading[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Richland Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare D’Artois (2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 204.
  3. ^ "Richland Library First To Form Under New Law" (page 3). The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana). Newspapers.com. January 13, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  11. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

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Coordinates: 32°25′N 91°46′W / 32.42°N 91.76°W / 32.42; -91.76

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