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Formed January 1, 1913 (63rd<\/sup> parish)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beauregard Parish (35,654), De Ridder (10,578)                <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stately 1912 domed, tan brick courthouse stands out along United States Highway 171 in De Ridder.  It is located on 1st<\/sup> Street and Stewart Street.  First Street is United States Highway 171 through the city.  The building was renovated in 2017.  The white pillars and dome are predominant features for the Classical Revival building.  E. Stevens & Nelson provided the building designs.  An Administration building was added in 2007.  Beauregard Parish was formed on January 1, 1913 and therefore this is the only courthouse to serve the parish.  The parish was taken from Calcasieu Parish as the 63rd<\/sup> and one of the final 3 parishes.  Ella De Ridder, sister-in-law to a local railroad investor is the source of the parish seat\u2019s name.  The parish’s namesake was Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.  Beauregard Parish was the birthplace of 1 Louisiana Governor, Sam H. Jones.  <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauregard Parish government consists of a President, a sheriff, a clerk, a treasurer, and a coroner (executive).\u00a0 It has 10 Police Jury Members (legislative.) \u00a0Two District Court Judges and Four Justice Court Judges serve Beauregard Parish (judicial.)\u00a0<\/a>The parish is in the southwest part of Louisiana north of Lake Charles, Louisiana and southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana.\u00a0 Texas is on the western border which is formed by the Sabine River.\u00a0 Other bayous cross the parish mainly from north to south.\u00a0 The parish center is 7.2 miles Southwest of De Ridder.\u00a0 The parish is surrounded clockwise by Vernon, Allen, Jefferson Davis, and Calcasieu parishes and Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area of the parish is 1166 square miles.  It is 10 out of 64 in the state.  It ranks 31 out of 64 in population in the state.  It has a density of 31.3 persons per square mile making it 41 out of 64 in the state.  <\/a>Beauregard Parish has 28.4% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 171 crosses north to south from Vernon Parish into Calcasieu Parish.  United States Highway 190 enters from the southeast, Allen Parish, go exits to the northwest, Texas.  The parish is shaped like a two-legged stool.  De Ridder is in the far north part of the parish and extends into Vernon Parish.  De Ridder is the parish seat and the largest city.  It is 27.0% of the parish population.  The parish is pronounced BOE-RE-GARD.  The parish seat is pronounced DE RID-DUR.  This parish is in the De Ridder Micropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formed January 1, 1913 (63rd parish) Beauregard Parish (35,654), De Ridder (10,578)                 The stately 1912 domed, tan brick courthouse stands out along United States Highway 171 in De Ridder.  It is located on 1st Street and Stewart Street.  First Street is United States Highway 171 through the city.  The building was renovated in 2017.  The … <\/p>\n

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