Mangham Police Department

[1] The community reflects typical patterns of small-town Louisiana locales. Mangham's development aligns with broader patterns of rural Louisiana towns, emphasizing community stability. [2] [3] Mangham originated as a village in 1890, coinciding with the Missouri Pacific Railroad's extension through Richland Parish, which facilitated commerce and population influx in previously rural farmland. The community was named for Wiley Person Mangham (1838–1896), a Russell County, Alabama-born publisher who relocated to the area post-Civil War, founded the Richland Beacon newspaper in Rayville in 1869—the parish's first weekly—and aided railroad construction by securing rights-of-way, thereby catalyzing local growth around the new depot. [6] Local landowner and publisher Wiley Person Mangham facilitated this development by donating rights-of-way and advocating for the rail stop, which led to the village's formal establishment and naming in his honor that same year. Non-emergency: (025) 424-6793. Dial 911 for emergencies.