Council appoints Richardson as interim chief

By News Staff on Monday, March 2, 2026
  • INTERIM POLICE CHIEF TAKES OATH - Nicholas Richardson (right) takes the oath of office for the position of interim police chief for the Town of Basile. Dave Johnson, town attorney and magistrate judge, is shown administering the oath following the Feb. 18 special meeting of the mayor and council. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)
    INTERIM POLICE CHIEF TAKES OATH - Nicholas Richardson (right) takes the oath of office for the position of interim police chief for the Town of Basile. Dave Johnson, town attorney and magistrate judge, is shown administering the oath following the Feb. 18 special meeting of the mayor and council. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)
    LSN Staff Report At a special meeting held Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Basile Town Council voted to appoint Nicholas Richardson as interim chief of police to complete the unexpired term of the late Allen Ivory Jr., which will end December 31, 2026. Ivory, who died in December 2025, had served just short of nine terms as the town’s elected police chief. The council approved Richardson’s appoin...

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