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|alma_mater=Ferriday High School<br>
|alma_mater=Ferriday High School<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
NcNeese State University
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At Ferriday High School, Richey set the school scoring record in [[basketball]]. He was the first freshman and four-year starter in the history of the school. He was also first-string All-District for his last three seasons. One of his Ferriday classmates, [[Rick Nowlin]], later served as a Republican in the Louisiana House from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and then became the first elected president of the Natchitoches Parish Commission.
At Ferriday High School, Richey set the school scoring record in [[basketball]]. He was the first freshman and four-year starter in the history of the school. He was also first-string All-District for his last three seasons. One of his Ferriday classmates, [[Rick Nowlin]], later served as a Republican in the Louisiana House from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and then became the first elected president of the Natchitoches Parish Commission.
In 1965, Richey was elected president of the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club International, a high school service organization. He traveled some 30,000 miles during his senior year to attend Key Club activities and conventions. After high school graduation in 1966, Richey studied for two years at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, at which he was a student senator. He and "Pistol" Pete Maravich were freshmen teammates on the LSU basketball team. In 1968, Richey transferred under a basketball scholarship to [[McNeese State University]] in [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish. He graduated from McNeese in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business education and a minor in physical education. He continued as a graduate assistant at McNeese while he obtained a master's degree in physical education and a minor in school administration.
In 1965, Richey was elected president of the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club International, a high school service organization. He traveled some 30,000 miles during his senior year to attend Key Club activities and conventions. After high school graduation in 1966, Richey studied for two years at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, at which he was a student senator. He and "Pistol" Pete Maravich were freshmen teammates on the LSU basketball team. In 1968, Richey transferred under a basketball scholarship to McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish. He graduated from McNeese in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business education and a minor in physical education. He continued as a graduate assistant at McNeese while he obtained a master's degree in physical education and a minor in school administration.
In the fall of 1972, Richey entered the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in [[New Orleans]]. In his second year, he was on the undergraduate faculty as an instructor in physical education. He obtained his law degree in 1975.
In the fall of 1972, Richey entered the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in [[New Orleans]]. In his second year, he was on the undergraduate faculty as an instructor in physical education. He obtained his law degree in 1975.