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Town of Mangham

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Population: 598
Mayor:
Robert Neal Harwell (D)
(318) 248-3291


Clerk:
Mildred Johns
(318) 248-2170
P. O. Box 94
Mangham, LA 71259


Chief of Police:
Lennie Graham (D)




Richland
Parish Info



Mangham, near the southeastern border of the parish, was first incorporated in 1907. Settlement started in earnest after the New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad was built in 1890. Its namesake, Wiley P. Mangham, was publisher of the Richland Beacon News at the time and used his influence to locate the railroad near the town.


Type of Government: Mayor and Bd. of Alderman (5) Lawrason Act
Police: 5 officer/one patrol car.
Fire Department: 10 volunteers / 3 trucks.
Fire Rating: 8 in city.
Health Care: one out patient clinic, 2 home care units.
Recreation: ball parks.


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