Checking for a Warrant in DeRidder
DeRidder offers no online city warrant search. The practical DeRidder warrant check is a phone call to the office that holds the file.
- Read the citation first; it names the court that controls the case.
- Call DeRidder Police at 337-462-8900 for the mayor's court clerk.
- Call the city records line at 337-462-8941 for a copy or a records question.
- Call the sheriff at 337-463-3281 and ask if the city process was sent for service.
- Call the 36th Judicial District Court at 337-463-7993 or the Clerk at 337-463-8595 for a district case.
- Call the Justice of the Peace on the paper: 337-287-5325 for District 1, 337-340-0699 for District 2, 337-884-9941 for District 4, or 337-396-8086 for District 5 Wards 7 and 8.
Note the date and the person you spoke with.
DeRidder's Size and Its City Warrant Work
DeRidder is the Beauregard Parish seat and its largest incorporated city. The 2020 Census counted 9,852 residents across about 9.29 square miles.
The city publishes no warrant count. The state's profile of Beauregard Parish names DeRidder the parish seat.
A city question starts at the city.
DeRidder Police and Municipal Court
DeRidder Police work around the clock, and the department page names Chief Craig Richard. A city citation does not land in district court by default. Under La. R.S. 33:441, the DeRidder mayor's court hears city ordinance and traffic matters and keeps the city file.
DeRidder Police Department
200 South Jefferson Street
DeRidder, LA 70634
337-462-8900
DeRidder Mayor's Court
City ordinance and traffic matters
Reached through the city main line
337-462-8900
DeRidder publishes no municipal court page, court phone, or recall form. The police main line is the route to the mayor's court.
Note: Ask whether an office handles court status or only police records before you drive to DeRidder.
Which DeRidder Warrant Number Does What
DeRidder's city page and its city directory list different main police numbers.
| 337-462-8900 | The Police Department page's main city and police line. |
|---|---|
| 337-462-8911 | A separate police main number in the city directory. |
| 337-462-8941 | The city directory's police records line. |
| 337-462-8905 | The city clerk contact in the city directory. |
| 337-462-8914 | The chief's line on the Police Department page. |
Call 337-462-8900 first in DeRidder, and treat the directory numbers as alternate or records routes.
DeRidder Warrant Types
One DeRidder citation can grow into more than one kind of process. Ask the mayor's court to name the type, since the label decides which counter you use.
| Warrant Type | How It Arises | Who Issues It |
|---|---|---|
| City traffic warrant | An unpaid DeRidder ticket or a missed city date | DeRidder Mayor's Court |
| City ordinance warrant | An unresolved city code violation | DeRidder Mayor's Court |
| Failure to appear | A missed DeRidder court setting | The municipal judge |
| Arrest warrant | A charge filed after a police investigation | A judge or magistrate |
| Justice of the Peace process | A missed JP date or an unpaid fine | The issuing Justice of the Peace |
One person can hold a city warrant and a separate district case.
Note: Ask the court for its own label, because Beauregard does not publish one shared set of terms.
DeRidder Arrest-Record Link Is Not a Lookup
The Police Department page links to an outside arrest-record site, beauregard.lavns.org. It talks about parish arrest records, and people often mistake it for a DeRidder warrant search. It is not one.
Myth: the linked site is a complete DeRidder warrant lookup. Fact: no official page confirms that it shows a warrant field, updates in real time, or covers a mayor's court failure to appear.
Verify any result with the city court.
Inside a DeRidder Warrant Record
A DeRidder city record answers the same questions as a district file, but the issuing court is the city. No standard warrant-number format is published.
| Issuing court | DeRidder Mayor's Court |
|---|---|
| Citation or case number | Ties the warrant to the city ticket |
| Warrant number | The court's own identifier; no published format |
| Name and identifiers | Enough detail to tell two people apart |
| Issue date | The day the court signed the order |
| Offense or reason | The city ordinance or traffic charge |
| Fine, bond, or balance | The amount owed; confirm it with the court |
| Status and next step | Active, served, recalled, or cleared |
How a DeRidder Citation Becomes a Warrant
Most DeRidder city process starts as an ordinary citation. The officer writes the ticket, the court sets a date, and the case stays a citation until that date is missed.
- An officer issues a city citation and names the court.
- The mayor's court sets a date and a fine.
- A missed date or unpaid fine sends the case to a court review.
- The court issues process that may be called a bench warrant, a capias, or a local term.
Skip a court date in DeRidder and Louisiana C.Cr.P. art. 333 directs the judge to issue an arrest warrant.
How DeRidder Warrants Fit the County System
A DeRidder city warrant stays with the city court, though the sheriff can serve city process.
Warrant flow: DeRidder Mayor's Court and Police › Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office › 36th Judicial District Court or Clerk of Court
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office serves court-ordered documents, and the 36th Judicial District Court handles district criminal cases. For the wider parish picture, see Beauregard Parish warrant records.
Note: Living in DeRidder does not decide which court controls a warrant; the paper in hand does.
Ask Before Paying on a DeRidder Warrant
A payment receipt is not a recalled warrant. The sheriff's online ticket-payment page does not say it covers a city court, so confirm the route with DeRidder first. Ask the mayor's court clerk what you owe and whether payment clears the warrant or only the fine.
Warning: A parish payment page does not promise to clear a DeRidder city case, so confirm the route with the city court first.
DeRidder Warrant Records by Office
Three DeRidder offices can each hold a different piece of one case, so match your request to the office.
| Office | What It Holds | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| DeRidder Police Department | City police contacts and the main line | The mayor's court route |
| DeRidder city records | City citation and records copies | A copy or a records question |
| Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court | The district criminal index and copies | A district criminal case |
| Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office | Court-ordered service | Whether process was sent for service |
The city directory lists DeRidder police, records, and clerk contacts. The Clerk of Court keeps the district criminal index.
Note: Ask for the record in writing and keep the reply, because a phone answer may not be repeated later.
DeRidder Warrant Records and Public Access
A written request under the Louisiana Public Records Law reaches non-exempt DeRidder and parish records. Pending-case material can still be withheld.
Key rules:
Louisiana Public Records Law, La. R.S. 44:1 et seq. defines public records broadly and gives a requester a right to non-exempt material.
La. R.S. 44:3 lets an agency withhold law-enforcement records tied to a pending case.
Children's Code art. 412 keeps juvenile records confidential, with a limited traffic exception.
If part of a record is withheld, ask for the legal reason. Then ask whether the rest of it can be released.