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The Richland Parish Sheriff’s main office is located in the Parish Court House in Rayville and handles all of the criminal, civil and tax division operations, as well as police protection, throughout the parish. There are 30 full-time deputies, 18 of them providing 24-hour patrol throughout the parish.
Richland Parish has 6 volunteer fire departments with 9 stations and over 200 volunteer firemen located throughout the parish. |
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Richardson Medical Center, located in Rayville, provides 60-plus beds for area residents. Delhi Hospital has 42 beds and offers state-of-the-art service in its Kidney Dialysis Center. The nearest full service emergency room is located in Monroe, only 19 miles from Rayville. The medical field is comprised of 17 doctors, 2 dentists and specialists which provide medical care for the area. Three nursing homes with 340 beds also serve the community. A local 911 service is in the process of being established in the parish for police, fire and ambulance services. Ambulance service is currently being provided by Metro Ambulance Ltd. Residents also have access to the large number of medical facilities located in the regional area, including the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport and numerous other public and private medical facilities in Monroe, Ruston and Shreveport. |
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Richland Parish has four swimming pools, eight ball fields and ten tennis courts. Boating, tubing, and fishing on local rivers and lakes are also major activities for visitors and residents of the parish. Blakeman and Eastside Parks, in Rayville provide outdoor recreational facilities. Youth programs include Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Rayville Swim Team, and softball, baseball and T-ball leagues. The Rayville Players, a local Little Theater group has an active following. Louisiana Downs, 100 miles away off I-20 and U.S. 80 in Bossier City is one of the nationós top thoroughbred racetracks. The four-level, glass-enclosed grandstand contains a variety of restaurants, bars and seating areas. Racing season runs from April to November, Wednesdays through Sundays. Off track betting is available January through March. There are no theaters in the parish, but eight are available at Pecanland Mall in Monroe only 16 miles away. |
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Monroe has two regional shopping centers which have seen an explosion of retail activity in the past few years. Vicksburg, Mississippi has several shopping centers only 40 miles away. The Shreveport Central Business District and Bossier City are only two hours away.
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Communications in the area include two local daily newspapers (The Richland Beacon News and The Richland Beacon Journal‹Rayville) and two weeklies ( The Delhi Dispatch and Pelican Farm News ). Metropolitan daily newspapers from Shreveport, Ruston and Monroe are also circulated in Richland Parish. There is one FM (KTJC) station in Rayville and two AM (KKRP-Delhi and KXLA-Rayville) stations in the parish. Several Shreveport and Monroe stations are available in Richland Parish. Television stations can be received from Vicksburg or Monroe including the major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC). Cable service is also available in the parish and provides up to 20 stations. |
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| Richland Parish enjoys a complete seasonal cycle with pleasant spring and fall seasons. Winter months are usually mild with cold spells of short duration. Snowfall is less than 2" per year. The summer months are quite warm, with an average daily maximum temperature in July and August of 93 degrees. |
| Richland Parish (county) is located in northeast Louisiana. Richland Parish is located in northeast Louisiana. It is bounded by Morehouse and West Carroll parishes on the north, East Carroll and Madison parishes on the east, Franklin Parishes on the south and Caldwell and Ouachita parishes on the west. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highways |
From Richland Parish, a manufacturer can realistically expect third-day truckload service to major markets in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Within this 31-state area are 69 percent of the nationós population and 70 percent of its manufacturing plants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Highway x U.S. Highway x intersects Interstate x at x xx miles to the west and near New Richland about x miles to the east. Highway 90 also intersects with Interstate x in x. It also continues to the eastern and western borders of the state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State Highway 15 This road is on the Federal Aid Secondary program (FAS, 50ft. ROW with 24 ft. paved surface). Cuts diagonally through the parish from the northwest where it intersects with U. S. Highway 165 and I-20, to the southeast where it intersects with U. S. Highway 84 and 65 near Ferriday. | The main transportation arteries through Richland Parish are Interstate Highway 20, which runs through the north part of the Parish on its way to either the east or west coast of the United States, U.S. Highway 80 which parallels the Interstate. and State Highway 15. Numerous other state and parish roads also serve local markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richland Parish is served by the Mid-South Railroad. The tracks run east-west through the northern portion of the parish. Rail rates in Louisiana for many commodities tend to be lower than those in the other states because of the competition from barge carriers. All lines handle a significant volume of containers, TOFC and carload traffic between Louisiana and most of mid-America. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facilities |
While Richland Parish has no ports on navigable rivers its location between ports on the Mississippi and Red Rivers should not be overlooked. Northwestern Louisiana and various state and federal agencies are working together to bring a viable water transportation route back to the Red River, which will enhance access to the Port of New Orleans and other ports on the Gulf Coast. Planners are committed to building ports on the river, which can contribute significantly to the parishós economic potential. Cargo can be delivered by barge from Louisiana to all of mid-America via the 19,000 mile Mississippi River System. Louisiana also sits at the center of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway system that rims the northern Gulf of Mexico. Further, the state itself has 4,500 miles of navigable waterways served by 25 harbor and terminal districts, many of which can issue low-interest industrial revenue bonds to finance manufacturing and storage facilities. Also through the state there is a port construction and priority program that may assist in funding port facilities. |
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Louisianaós lower Mississippi corridor is the leading port area in the world with a total annual tonnage of over 345 million tons. The port area stretches 230 miles inland on both banks of the river with more than 110,000 acres of large, affordable deepwater sites with barge and ship access. There are several campus-type industrial parks suitable for warehouse/distribution operations, offices, sales/service facilities and light manufacturing/assembly. The Port of South Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge are three of the port authorities along this corridor which operate Foreign Trade Zones. Imported materials may be processed or repackaged in these zones without paying United States Customs duties or certain taxes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John H. Hooks, Jr. Memorial Airport (Rayville), with a 3,700 foot paved, lighted runway, accommodates business jets. It is located just a few miles from the downtown area of the city. The runway is lighted for night flying, fuel, storage and maintenance are available on premises. Delhi Municipal Airport hasthe same facilities with the exception that its 3,000 foot runway does not accomodate jets. Monroe Regional Airport serves Northwest Louisiana with 4 airlines. It is only 30 miles from Rayville and accessible via U. S. Highway 165. Commercial carriers include American Eagle, Delta, LóExpress and Northwest Airlink. One of the two runways is 7,500 feet long, while the other is 5,000. Repair facilities and fuel are available. Sixty-eight Louisiana cities have hard-surfaced public airports, most with night landing capability. Another 250 private airports can accommodate light aircraft. Only xx minutes away is New Richland International (Moisant Field) This airport is easily accessible via Interstate Highway 10 or U.S. Highway 90. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivery |
Nationwide passenger and parcel service are provided by Greyhound Bus Lines. Emery/Purolator, United Parcel Service and Federal Express are available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carriers |
The following freight carriers service the area: SAIA Motor Freight Line, Roadway Express, Red Ball, Consolidated, Jones Truck Lines and Yellow Freight Lines. ITL Truck Leasing is based in Delhi.
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