MAYOR

About Mayor Timothy "Tim" Riley

Mayor Timothy “Tim” Riley is a native of Darrow, Louisiana, where he was raised by his parents, the late Mrs. Fannie Mae Boudreaux- Jamerson and the late Mr. Clinton Riley, Sr.  He received a more than excellent education in the Ascension Parish Public School System, attending Marchand Elementary, St. Amant Middle, and St. Amant High schools. He was awarded his high school diploma as a proud St. Amant Gator. While working as a part-time longshoreman for Cooper T. Smith, Mayor Riley attended Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Mayor Riley’s experience and work performance with Cooper T. Smith/Ormet led him to become a full-time employee, where he worked until early retirement in 2003. Presently, he is serving as Mayor in the City of Gonzales; Retired  Longshoreman/ Business Agent for the International Louisiana Association-ILA Representative; an Licensed Insurance Sales Agent for Primerica Financial Services; Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Concealed Handgun Permit Carrier; Gonzales Police Department Commissioned Police Officer; Mentor for the Ascension Parish Schools Young Men(YMOC)and Manager of MJR Group Team Target, LLC. 

Mayor Riley is a former City of Gonzales City Councilman- DIV. A; Vice-President of the Ascension Parish Voters League (APVL); Ascension Parish Chapter Community Director for The Urban Game Changer; Producer/Executive Director of The Bottom Line Talk Show; and Manager of RHI Home Incarceration Court Supervision.  Mayor Riley has been married for (21) twenty-one years to Mary L. Joseph-Riley, a native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, a former employee of the 23rd Judicial District Attorney Anthony “Tony” Falterman ” office in Gonzales, and former Ascension Parish School Board employee.  Mayor and Mrs. Riley are residents in Pecan Grove Estates, located in Gonzales, Louisiana.  They are Christian parents of (5)five; grandparents of (12) twelve and (1)one pet.  Mayor and Mrs. Riley consistently usher all their children in faith, actively promoting their education, careers, parenting, and life skills.