The Town of Richwood which is located in the southern portion of Ouachita Parish of Northeast Louisiana was incorporated December 31, 1974, under the provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 33:52. 

The Town operates under a form of government consisting of an elected mayor and a board of aldermen, which has five elected members. The Town provides garbage collection, street maintenance, drainage maintenance, and other health and welfare services, in addition to the administrative services provided to its residents.