Searching for a Warrant in Beauregard Parish
There is no one search box here. Louisiana keeps no public statewide warrant list, and the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office posts no active-warrant roster. Work the available channels in order, and note the answer each one gives you.
- Gather the legal name, date of birth, citation or case number, and the court on the notice.
- Call the sheriff's main line at 337-463-3281 and ask for criminal or warrant routing.
- Call the jail at 337-460-5520 only for custody questions.
- Check the Clerk of Court at 337-463-8595, then ask the 36th Judicial District Court at 337-463-7993 about the warrant itself.
- Call the Justice of the Peace for the precinct on the citation, or the city court for a city ticket.
- Send a written request under the Louisiana Public Records Law when a phone answer will not settle it.
No Beauregard Parish Warrant Portal
Plenty of people assume any open warrant would show up online. In Beauregard Parish, it doesn't. Louisiana offers no public statewide warrant search, and no parish agency publishes a complete list of open warrants. The sheriff's roster only lists people booked into the jail, with Current and Released tabs that sort bookings rather than warrant statuses, and the page itself warns it cannot certify accuracy. The Clerk's online index points to cases, not open warrants. That gap is exactly why a phone call still matters.
Note: Absence from any public list is not proof that no warrant exists, so confirm with the issuing court instead.
Warrant Search Fields Explained
The public lists in Beauregard Parish were built for other jobs. Each tool asks for different inputs, so know which one you are using. The table covers the four tools a reader in Beauregard Parish is most likely to try first.
| Portal or list | Search inputs | Options and notices | Coverage and limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff's Office inmate roster | Name; Date; Current; Released | Sort, A-Z, page through | Bookings only; no court or warrant status filter |
| Clerk of Court online index | Fields appear after login | Log in, create or renew an account | Case index and images; not a warrant search |
| Attorney General JP directory | Title; Parish; Arrest Warrant Certified | Search, then read each office row | Office directory, not a warrant database |
| Sheriff's online ticket payment | Fields appear after the link | Card payment, fee disclosed at checkout | Known tickets only; lifting a warrant is not stated |
A Beauregard Parish case in the index is not proof of an open warrant. Ask the issuing court for the current status.
Beauregard Parish Clerk Warrant Index
The Clerk of Court keeps the criminal case index for the 36th Judicial District Court. Online records reach back to about March 2009. The office warns that the index is not the official record. Search it for the case, then call the Clerk at 337-463-8595 and ask whether a warrant or capias is still open on it. The index says where a case lives; the court says the status today. The Clerk's online records page shows the login route and the disclaimer a searcher meets.
Criminal department staff can also pull a certified copy of a case file.
What a Warrant Search Shows
A confirmed warrant in Beauregard Parish answers the same short set of questions. Ask for each one.
| Warrant or capias number | The court's own label; no standard parish format is published |
|---|---|
| Case or citation number | Links the warrant to the ticket or case behind it |
| Issuing court and division | 36th Judicial District Court, a JP district, or a mayor's court |
| Warrant type and reason | The charge or missed obligation behind the order |
| Bond amount and type | Cash, surety, personal recognizance, or no bond |
| Status and next step | Active, recalled, served, or cleared, plus the next step |
Ask the Beauregard Parish issuing court to state the status in writing. A printout can lag behind the court's own file.
Note: A warrant number is a court label, so a JP court and the district court may describe one case differently.
Stale Beauregard Parish Warrant Results
Any record you find is a snapshot, not a live feed. Public lists in Beauregard Parish update on their own schedules, and some never carry a warrant status at all.
- A recalled warrant can sit in an older index entry.
- A roster listing ends at booking.
- A case index hit does not prove a warrant is open.
- A ticket payment receipt does not by itself lift a warrant.
Ask when the record was last updated and who maintains it.
Where to Check Warrants in Beauregard Parish
No single Beauregard Parish office holds the whole picture. Four contacts cover most district and parish questions.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office
120 South Stewart Street, DeRidder
337-463-3281
36th Judicial District Court
200 West Second Street, DeRidder
337-463-7993
Copies cost $1 a page, with certification at $5. The sheriff's Civil and Tax Division handles service, fines, and bonds. The Clerk of Court site lists its departments beside the online record links.
A JP or city citation stays with the court that issued it.
Beauregard Parish Warrant Confirmation Steps
A useful confirmation names four things: the court, the warrant type, the status, and the next step. Call the issuing court for the status, then ask the serving agency whether the warrant is still executable. After a payment, an appearance, or a recall, check both again. If a Beauregard Parish office will not discuss a record by phone, ask for the records-request route.
Note: A recall order can take time to reach the serving agency, so ask how long an update usually takes.
Restricted Warrants and Access Rules
Some warrants stay out of public view. Juvenile records are confidential under Children's Code art. 412, apart from a limited traffic exception. Beauregard Parish records tied to pending litigation or an open investigation can also be withheld.
Key Rules:
La. R.S. 44:1 defines public records and the right of access.
La. R.S. 44:3 lets law enforcement withhold records tied to an open investigation.
Children's Code art. 412 keeps juvenile records confidential, with a narrow traffic exception.
An unserved warrant may also stay off a public list for a time.
The Clerk's expungement FAQ explains how a record leaves public access in Beauregard Parish after a case ends.
Expungement is not a warrant recall. The office warns it can take six months or longer in Beauregard Parish.
DeRidder and Merryville Warrant Routes
A city ticket in Beauregard Parish goes back to the city that wrote it. Call DeRidder Police at 337-462-8900, or its records line at 337-462-8941. Merryville Town Hall takes 337-825-8740 and routes callers to the mayor's court. Neither city runs an online warrant lookup, so the broader steps for outstanding warrants in Beauregard Parish still start with the issuing court.