Beauregard News

08/28/2025

An unveiling will be in the beginning of September.

By Ashlyn Little DeRidder will soon be the site for two Tesla charging stations for electric vehicles. Mayor Michael Harris and Cleco Government Services Representative Sabrina Salling told council members on Monday that the charging stations will be compatible with all electric vehicles — not jus...

08/28/2025

Bigs meet with their Littles during lunch or enrichment periods at least twice a month throughout the school year. They read, play games, work on school projects and bond through conversation while forming beneficial mentorship relationships.

By Emily Burleigh Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana’s Lunch Buddy Program makes the impact of mentorship relationships more accessible to students and volunteers alike. Bigs meet with their Littles during lunch or enrichment periods at least twice a month throughout the school year. ...

08/15/2025

Danielle Doyle is a language arts teacher at Merryville High School.

Special to the Beauregard News Danielle Doyle, middle school English language arts teacher at Merryville High School, has been named a 2025-2026 Beauregard Parish Middle School Teacher of the Year. The Louisiana Department of Education sponsors the Excellent Educators Award Program annually to recog...

08/14/2025

Bowl for Kids' Sake supports Big Brothers Big Sisters local mentoring programs by providing “essential, unrestricted funding.”

By Emily Burleigh The annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser is happening this weekend, and spots are filling fast. From 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Petro Bowl, 630 Petro Point Drive, teams will take to the lanes to bowl for the children of Southwest Louisiana. BFKS supports Big Brothers Big Si...

08/13/2025

New rules passed for using West Park ball fields. Read more at: https://beauregardnews.com/local/new-rules-passes-for-using-west-park-ball-fields/

08/07/2025

The question Tuesday night in Ragley was whether or not carbon capture sequestration or carbon capture storage — commonly known as CCS — is coming to Beauregard Parish and if it will benefit or harm the residents in its midst. Read more at https://beauregardnews.com/local/residents-meet-to-discuss-effects-risks-of-carbon-capture/

08/07/2025

“If we will all put a little more joy into life that we take out of it, this will be a better world for everyone,” band founder Ron Roberts says towards the end of every show to the crowd.

By Ashlyn Little After 25 years of entertaining Southwest Louisiana, the swing band Beauregard’s Courtesy will give its final performance at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, in the Wooten Theatre in DeRidder. Admission is free. TrendingJouban recognized for service, dedication, kindnessState financial offi...

07/31/2025

“Your service to the people in this community has not gone unnoticed and you will never be forgotten,” Council President Randy Larken said.

By Ashlyn Little The DeRidder City Council during its Monday meeting recognized Frances Jouban with a proclamation acknowledging her legacy in supporting and strengthening the city’s local economic and community identity with her involvement, kindness, civic pride and dedication. Jouban served on ...

07/24/2025

By Ashlyn Little The Beauregard Parish Police Jury at its special session meeting on Monday approved a motion to get price estimates for two new vehicles for the Region 5 Sanitation Department. The Health Unit — which will be paying for the vehicles out of their own funds — have requested the ve...

07/18/2025

By Ashlyn Little Beauregard and Vernon parishes are benefiting from the donation of more than one million elastic gloves. Lisa Ryder, an outside sales representative for Fastenal, said the gloves were given by a private donor who asked Fastenal to utilize them for state government entities across Lo...

07/17/2025

Attorney Shane D. Williams — who has been serving as the interim city attorney since Mayor Michael Harris took off in May — will keep the position permanently. The appointment, however, did not come without debate over his place of residence in Alexandria.

By Ashlyn Little Attorney Shane D. Williams — who has been serving as the interim city attorney since Mayor Michael Harris took off in May — will keep the position permanently. The appointment, however, did not come without debate over his place of residence in Alexandria. Councilman Keith Hoope...

07/14/2025

By Rodrick Anderson A desire to help others was the force for recent South Beauregard graduate Jolie Baumgarten. And it’s that same drive that pushed her to go all in the classroom, on the court and in her community. “One thing that was very important to me was making sure that I was well-versed...