Richwood News

The Ouachita Parish Police Jury may make a decision next week on how to spend nearly $1.3 million in federal disaster relief funding.

Construction on new Ouachita Parish Public Libraries in Richwood and Luna seems to be moving along nicely.

Federal prosecutors say two former correctional officers at the Richwood Correctional Center face a June trial on allegations stemming from the beating of an inmate.

A Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office deputy arrested Freddie L. Gordon, 47, of 2825 Gay Dr., Richwood, on Monday after he was seen walking in the middle of the road on Lynn Drive, according to an arrest affidavit.

Since its incorporation in 1973, the town of Richwood has been wracked with repeated controversy and shattered dreams.

In light of record rainfall in recent weeks, Ouachita Parish is expected to receive another one to three inches of rain by this weekend.

Former Richwood Mayor Ed Harris, who faces a malfeasance in office charge, is back in the mayor's office at Town Hall.

Voters across northeastern Louisiana will have a chance to vote Saturday in municipal primary elections ranging from economic development and school funding to public office elections.

The Oct. 17 ballot offers Ouachita Parish voters the chance to decide issues that matter greatly to our area's economic future and our quality of life.

Richwood Mayor Steve Hunter has filed a civil suit in 4th District Court seeking to stop a recall election against him scheduled for Oct.

FLOWER MOUND, Texas -- Kaye Evans, formerly of West Monroe, a retired school psychologist, died Tuesday.

Richwood police arrested a man Wednesday suspected of drug possession. DeMario Rodgers, 17, of 1856 Bonner Drive, Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on simple possession of marijuana.

As long as people continue to dump items in off-road ditches, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury wastes money cleaning them up.

LISBON -- Elsie Bingham, a secretary, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Lisbon.

Town of Richwood police Chief Cliff Thomas, who has been on unpaid leave since April, said Mayor Steve Hunter is putting the property and safety of Richwood residents in danger by leaving the town's police department without an acting chief.

The arrival of construction equipment at the site of the future library in southwestern Ouachita Parish provides some peace of mind for residents there that the promise will come true.

Ouachita Parish deputies arrested a man Thursday afternoon suspected of making harassing phone calls.

The Ouachita Parish Police Jury may be able to use some state grant funding to help pay for a project to turn West Ouachita Sewer District No.

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Richwood police arrested a man Tuesday night suspected of kidnapping and assaulting a former girlfriend.