Beauregard News

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...

07/10/2025

By Ashlyn Little The Beauregard Parish Police Jury has announced that this year’s National Night Out has been scheduled for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the DeRidder fairgrounds. The theme will be “Wild West.” Music, a car show, food trucks and games are planned. TrendingHabitual offende...

07/03/2025

Fire Safety Camp as much fun for the firefighters as the students: https://beauregardnews.com/local/fire-safety-camp-as-much-fun-for-the-firefighters-as-students/

06/27/2025

By Sgt. Ryan Reed | Special to the News Leader FORT POLK — More than 4,000 soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard trained throughout June at Fort Polk, undergoing one of the Army’s most demanding combat training events in preparation for an upcoming overseas deployment. Known since the Vietn...

06/26/2025

Special to the Beauregard News DeRidder will soon have some additional — and new — affordable housing options, according to an announcement Wednesday by the city of DeRidder. Mayor Michael D. Harris said the Banyan Foundation Inc., will build 40 high-quality, sustainable units on Cedar Street in...

06/26/2025

Special to the Beauregard News A Beauregard Parish man has been sentenced as a fourth-felony habitual offender after being convicted in May on multiple counts of drug and firearm possession. Beauregard Parish District Attorney James R. Lestage said a jury convicted Billy W. Hyatt, 54, for possession...

06/26/2025

By Ashlyn Little The DeRidder City Council at its Monday meeting discussed trash and limb debris pickup with two representatives from Waste Connections. Waste Connections has implemented a new truck for their residential trash service in order to work more efficiently. “Labor is a hard thing to fi...

06/20/2025

Special to the Beauregard News Rebecca Snead, special education teacher of East Beauregard Elementary, has been named a 2025-2026 Louisiana Teacher of the Year semi-finalist. She has been chosen as one of 24 colleagues from across the state for this honor. The Louisiana Department of Education spons...

06/19/2025

K.R. Hanchey Elementary School is proud to announce its banner roll and honor roll students for the fourth nine weeks. They are: 1st Grade Banner Roll — Axel Allyn, Cecelia Alobaidi, Na’Laiya Aluotto, Kaylani Batiste, Taylor Belflower, Jaxon Breaux, Sadie Brown, Kyler Bruton, Kayden Burge, Garon...