Beauregard Parish Warrant Records

Beauregard Parish warrant records are managed by the sheriff's office and the clerk of court in DeRidder, Louisiana. Sheriff Mark Herford runs the office, which has separate phone lines for civil and criminal warrant matters. There is no comprehensive online warrant search for Beauregard Parish. You can check for active warrants by calling the criminal division or visiting in person. The Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court does offer online access to some court records. This page explains how to find and search every way to look up warrant records in Beauregard Parish.

Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office and Warrants

The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office has two main contact numbers. For civil matters, call (337) 462-2400. For criminal matters including warrants, call (337) 463-3281. The records mailing address is P.O. Box 370, DeRidder, LA 70634. The street address is 120 South Stewart Street, DeRidder, LA 70634. The fax number is 337-463-9952. Sheriff Mark Herford can be reached by email at mherford@bpsheriff.org.

Key staff at the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office include Chief Criminal Deputy Jared Morton, Civil Office Manager Sara Franks, Tax Administrator Sarah Martinez, and Parish Prison Warden Freddie Doyle. For warrant-related questions, the criminal division under Chief Deputy Morton is the right contact. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The jail is at 412 Bolivar Bishop Drive in DeRidder. Jail phone is (337) 460-5520. The prison phone line is 337-463-3281, and the prison fax is 337-463-6347.

Search Beauregard Parish Warrant Records

There is no online warrant lookup for Beauregard Parish. The best option is to call the criminal division at (337) 463-3281. Have the full legal name to search and date of birth ready. Staff can check warrant records in the system for active warrants. Basic verification is free.

In-person visits work too. Go to the sheriff's office at 120 South Stewart Street during business hours. To access records, bring a photo ID. You can ask about a specific person's warrant records status or file a public records request. Under Louisiana Revised Statute 44:1, most warrant records are public once filed with the court. Certified copies carry fees set by the parish fee schedule.

You can also contact the Beauregard Parish District Attorney's Office at 119 W. First Street, DeRidder, LA 70634. Records phone is (337) 463-5578. The DA's office handles prosecution and may be able to help with questions about specific criminal warrant cases in the parish warrant records.

Beauregard Parish Warrant Records Online

The Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court is at 201 W. 1st Street, DeRidder, LA 70634. Records phone is (337) 463-8595. The clerk's office handles all filings for the 36th Judicial District Court.

The Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court's Office is able to offer Conveyance, Mortgage, Probate, Civil and Criminal Index Records online at beauregardclerk.org. Criminal suits are available online from January 1, 2009 to the present. This is a useful tool if you want to find and search for case filings related to warrants in Beauregard Parish without visiting the courthouse. The online index can show you case numbers, filing dates, and parties involved in criminal warrant cases.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections maintains location information for Beauregard Parish facilities. You can find details at doc.la.gov/location/beauregard_parish.

The screenshot above shows the Louisiana DOC's page for Beauregard Parish facilities and corrections information.

Note: Criminal index records online go back to 2009, so older Beauregard Parish warrant records may only be available in person at the clerk's office.

Beauregard Parish Warrant Records Types

The 36th Judicial District Court issues several warrant types. Arrest warrant records come from a judge when law enforcement shows probable cause under La. C.Cr.P. Art. 202. The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office criminal division handles serving arrest warrant records within the parish.

Bench warrants are issued when someone fails to show for court. These are common in Beauregard Parish. Miss a hearing and the judge will check and likely issue one. You can sometimes resolve a bench warrant by searching with the clerk at (337) 463-8595 and setting a new court date before the sheriff serves the warrant. Search warrants authorize specific location searches and are usually sealed during active investigations.

Statewide Warrant Tools for Beauregard Parish

Louisiana has statewide warrant records tools for checking criminal records beyond what Beauregard Parish provides. The Louisiana State Police BCII is the central warrant records criminal records repository at 7919 Independence Blvd in Baton Rouge. Records phone is (225) 925-6006. Visit lsp.org for more details.

The IBC system at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov costs $31 to search with a name-based criminal records search. That includes a $26 warrant records processing fee and a $5 warrant records technology fee. Search results come back fast. The IBC may show warrant arrest records tied to Beauregard Parish warrants, but it is not a real-time warrant records check. Under La. R.S. 15:587, the state police manage warrant records criminal records releases. You can review your own record under La. R.S. 15:588 through IdentoGO.

Louisiana VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/LA lets you track custody status for free. The DOC Most Wanted warrant list at doc.la.gov/docs-most-wanted covers fugitives statewide. Some may have ties to Beauregard Parish warrant cases.

The IBC login page above lets you start a criminal records search that may include Beauregard Parish records.

Nearby Parishes

Beauregard Parish is in southwest Louisiana near the Texas border. Each neighboring parish has its own sheriff and court warrant records system.