Richwood High School (Louisiana)

Richwood High School is a public high school in unincorporated Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States, south of the City of Richwood. It is a part of the Ouachita Parish School Board.

History
Abe E. Pierce, III, the first African American mayor of Monroe (1996-2000) taught science at Richwood and served as principal from 1956 to 1966. He said in a 2009 interview that teaching at Richwood had been the most rewarding of all the jobs he ever held.

Athletics
Richwood High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships
Football championships
 * (4) State Championships: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974

Notable alumni

 * Joe Profit, 1st round draft pick and running back in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Boo Robinson, defensive tackle in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles
 * Storm Warren (born 1988), power forward for the LSU Tigers and the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Ronnie Washington, 8th round pick and linebacker in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Sammy White, former NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
 * Rod Williams, cornerback in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * Larry Wright, 1st round draft pick number 17 guard in NBA for Washington Bullets, head coach of the Grambling Tigers men's basketball team