BEAUREGARD PARISH

TOURIST COMMISSION

113 South Washington Ave.
De Ridder, La. 70634
Toll free # 1 800 738-5534
Office # 337 463-5534
Fax # 337 463-5560
Hours of opperation 8:30- 5:00
Director: Lori Darbonne
Cleo Brister Administrative Assist.
Email: beautour@bellsouth.net

Atakapa- Coushatta Trace Visitor's Center 
9:30 -  5:00 Mon - Sat. 
703 N Bryan St.
Merryville, La. 70653
337-825-5380

Beauregard Parish has such a rich history you will find it fascinating to go through each page of this website and glean all the information and enjoy all the pictures we have on here for you.

A movement to create Beauregard Parish was started in 1908 by a group of businessmen from DeRidder, Sugartown and Merryville. 
On January 12, 1912, after two attempts, The new Beauregard parish was established from part of Calcasieu Parish.

A group of local women were the advocates for naming the parish in honor of, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard  (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), he was a Louisiana born author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and the first Brigadier General for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also one of the designers of the Confederate Battle Flag.

Beauregard Parish is often called the Southern Gateway to the Western Corridor. 

Beauregard Parish is home to 13 places that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and out of the 13, 11 of them are in DeRidder, 1 is in Merryville and the other is in Dry Creek.