Richland Parish, Louisiana

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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 parish had a population of 20,043 at the 2020 United States census.[1] 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.[2] Rayville, Louisiana, the parish seat, was named for John Ray, a politician from Monroe with large land holdings in present-day Rayville.[3]

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.[4]

Geography

Bayou Macon flows through the eastern 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

Communities

Towns

Village

Unincorporated areas

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

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Transportation

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Bridge crossing the Boeuf River on Hwy 15 near Alto, LA
Interstates and State Highways
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File:US 80.svg U.S. Highway 80
File:US 425.svg U.S. Highway 425
File:Louisiana 15 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 15
File:Louisiana 17 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 17
File:Louisiana 132 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 132
File:Louisiana 133 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 133
File:Louisiana 135 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 135
File:Louisiana 585 (2008).svg Louisiana Highway 585
Air, Rail, Levee
File:Airport icon small.png Rayville Municipal Airport
File:Airport icon small.png Delhi Municipal Airport
File:Airport icon small.png Monroe Regional Airport
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File:LA 15 bridge over Boeuf River.jpg Tensas Basin Levee District

Demographics

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Historical population
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2020 census

Richland Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[10] Pop 1990[11] Pop 2000[12] Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 14,153 12,910 12,667 12,714 11,667 63.79% 62.58% 60.37% 61.35% 58.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7,754 7,492 7,927 7,406 7,303 34.95% 36.32% 37.78% 35.73% 36.44%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 11 14 26 57 53 0.05% 0.07% 0.12% 0.28% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 21 13 36 54 50 0.09% 0.06% 0.17% 0.26% 0.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [15] x [16] 0 2 0 x x 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 2 1 3 6 66 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% 0.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [17] x [18] 95 154 504 x x 0.45% 0.74% 2.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 246 199 227 332 400 1.11% 0.96% 1.08% 1.60% 2.00%
Total 22,187 20,629 20,981 20,725 20,043 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,043 people, 7,459 households, and 4,972 families residing in the parish.

Education

Public schools

  • Delhi Elementary
  • Delhi Junior High
  • Delhi High School
  • Holly 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

Government

Parish Administration Administrators
Sheriff Gary Gilley, No Party
Coroner Dr. Matt Prine, Republican
Assessor 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 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

Gallery

Politics

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See also

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References

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External links

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