Richwood Tricky Speed Tickets, Citizens Fight Back

A controversial Richwood town ordinance initiated by Mayor Gerald Brown was challenged in a Ouachita Parish courtroom by a Richwood businessman, resulting in his tickets being dismissed, along with others with tickets and were present in the courtroom. Aaron Rayburn, who operates Angelina Bail Bond, located on Hwy 165, argued his case after receiving three tickets from a speed control program initiated by the town. The ordinance has been in effect for weeks, resulting in thousands of tickets sent to motorists by mail. Richwood residents were in an uproar when they realized that the individual...