Re-elect John Richmond 

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I’m John Richmond, YOUR Natchitoches Parish President, and I am humbly asking for your vote in the upcoming election so that I may serve again as YOUR Parish President.

It continues to be a privilege and a joy to serve the good people of Natchitoches Parish.  Together we have all gone through a lot of unforeseen obstacles during the last four years.  We all endured the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Laura, back-to-back ice storms, and the heat wave/drought of 2023.  But together we made it through these events stronger and more determined than ever to serve, grow, and improve Natchitoches Parish.

During our administration, we began the long (and expensive) process of improving our Parish and our failing infrastructure without raising taxes.  By partnering with other public agencies, seeking grants, and securing other sources of funding at the State and Federal levels, here are a few of the accomplishments we have achieved together:

  • Became more transparent than any previous administration.  You deserve to know where every penny is spent.  Here is the link to our current 2023 budget… https://npgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-Proposed-Budget.pdf
  • Helped fund the improvement of seven of the Parish’s water systems (with even more improvements still to come),
  • Began the rehabilitation of roads like Harmony Rd, Hart Rd, Fish Hatchery Rd, and Bermuda Rd (more road improvements are on the way),
  • Replaced failing bridges in our rural districts,
  • Provided summer feeding programs and monthly commodity programs for thousands of Natchitoches Parish children and adults,
  • Worked with our State and Federal representatives to secure funding for State Hwy rehabilitation projects like Hwy 120, and Hwy 6.

Yet, we all know there is so much more work to be done.  Decades of decline and deterioration can’t be fixed quickly.  That’s why I am asking for your vote on October 14th!  I am committed to the people of Natchitoches Parish, and to the continued work that must be done to improve our parish.  Let’s keep moving forward together.  We are RESILIENT, STRONG, and DETERMINED.  WE ARE NATCHITOCHES PARISH!