Beauregard Parish Criminal Court Cases
The 36th Judicial District Court is Beauregard Parish's main criminal trial court. Its two divisions hear felony and serious misdemeanor matters. The district attorney may file a bill of information, while a grand jury may return an indictment. Either charging document begins the court-centered record that follows the accusation through plea, trial, judgment, and sentence.
The Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court keeps that district court file at 201 West First Street in DeRidder. Call 337-463-8595 for the criminal desk or use the dedicated criminal-records fax, 337-202-7834. DeRidder and Merryville municipal channels handle ordinance, traffic, and other matters within their authority. They do not replace the 36th JDC felony docket, so first identify which court received the charge.
Beauregard Criminal Records Counter
A counter request works well when an online result is unclear, an older file is missing, or a certified disposition is needed. Give the clerk the defendant's full name, approximate year, case number if known, and the charge. Ask for an index search, inspection, plain copy, minute entry, or certified disposition. Certification matters when another agency needs proof of the actual outcome.
The clerk advertises online subscriptions at $20 per day or $100 per month, with online copies at $1. Published civil fee material lists other copy and certification charges, but those amounts should not be assumed to apply to every criminal request. Confirm the current criminal-file price and access method with the clerk before ordering.
Searching Beauregard Parish Case Records
The Beauregard Clerk gateway and eClerks LA provide the online route. Access can depend on an account, subscription, parish participation, and document charges. The reliable workflow is:
- Open the clerk or eClerks gateway and create the account or subscription required for access.
- Select Beauregard Parish and criminal records rather than a civil or conveyance index.
- Search by exact party name or case number, then narrow candidates by filing date and charge.
- Open the docket and compare the charge, minute entries, plea, disposition, and sentence.
- Download a copy if offered, or request a certified disposition from the Beauregard Clerk.
| Search field | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Parish and record type | Choose Beauregard and criminal records before entering identity data. |
| Case number | Use the exact docket number for the closest match. |
| Party name | Try the legal surname and given name; check aliases only when supported. |
| Date range | Narrow common-name results around the likely filing year. |
| Filing and event dates | Separate the date the case opened from later hearings and minutes. |
Reading Beauregard eClerks Results
The paid view may expose more detail than a public landing page. Do not invent a field that has not appeared after login. Expected index controls include parish, record type, case number, party name, date range, search, and clear. A promising match should still be checked against the docket because two people may share a name.
The official eClerks LA search service shows how the statewide gateway connects participating clerks. The captured view appears below.
Availability and charges can vary by parish. Confirm the result with the Beauregard docket and obtain a certified copy when the outcome will be used to correct another record.
Inside a Beauregard Parish Case File
A court file is organized by docket number, filings, and courtroom events. It differs from a jail profile, which is organized around one admission. The most useful entries connect the filed count to the eventual ruling.
| Case identity | State of Louisiana caption, docket number, filing date, division, and judge. |
|---|---|
| People and counsel | Defendant, defense counsel, prosecutor, and other public case roles. |
| Filed charge | Statute, count, bill of information or indictment, plus later amendments. |
| Docket events | Hearings, motions, warrants, minute dates, and scheduled proceedings. |
| Plea and disposition | Plea, dismissal, acquittal, conviction, or other charge-level outcome. |
| Sentence | Custody, probation, restitution, costs, and other terms recorded by the court. |
| Document access | Image availability, copy status, certification, or a lawful restriction. |
Beauregard Trial Dates Can Change
A scheduled trial is not proof that trial occurred. Continuances, plea negotiations, motion rulings, witness issues, and docket conflicts can move a setting. Read later minute entries before drawing a conclusion from a calendar date. The disposition and judgment answer what happened.
The clerk's official jury material identifies the 36th JDC divisions and court personnel. The jury-pool source is represented in the captured image below.
Use it for court context, not as a substitute for a case docket. A person's current setting must come from the clerk or the filed case record.
How a Criminal Case Moves
Jail charges are preliminary. Prosecutors may refuse, amend, split, or dismiss them. A bill of information is a prosecutor-filed accusation; an indictment is a grand jury accusation. Neither is a conviction.
At arraignment, the accused hears the filed charges and enters a plea. Discovery and motions follow. The case may resolve by a court-approved plea or proceed to trial. Judgment and sentence create the outcome, followed in some cases by appeal or post-conviction proceedings. The certified judgment or minute controls when a roster and the court file disagree.
How Beauregard Charges Reach Court
The arrest report, jail entry, and court accusation answer different questions. Police document the event. BPSO records the admission. The district attorney decides whether to file a bill of information, and the grand jury can return an indictment. The clerk then opens the 36th JDC docket.
This sequence explains why the charge wording can change. An intake label can be broad, while the filed count uses a specific statute. Searchers should compare the booking date, filing date, charge amendment, and disposition rather than merging those records into one event.
Routing Beauregard Municipal Cases
DeRidder municipal questions begin with City Hall at 200 South Jefferson Street, 337-462-8900. Ask whether the citation concerns a city ordinance, traffic matter, or another case assigned to the municipal channel. No official public municipal-case search or complete fee list was located. If the matter became a district prosecution, move the search to the Beauregard Clerk rather than assuming the city still holds the controlling docket.
Merryville likewise has no verified public case-search portal in the source material. Contact the official town or court channel and provide the citation or case number, party name, scheduled date, and the kind of copy needed. Ask about status, disposition, inspection, certification, and fees. For any felony or district-court prosecution, use the 36th JDC file at 201 West First Street. A municipal citation and a parish jail booking may refer to the same episode yet remain records of different custodians.
Case Record Access & Restrictions
Louisiana Public Records Law broadly covers records used or retained in public business, but access has limits. Sealed filings, juvenile material, victim or minor identities, medical and security information, Social Security numbers, and active investigative content may be hidden or redacted. Grand jury deliberations remain secret even when a returned indictment becomes a court filing.
Ask the office that holds the record. The clerk answers for filed case documents. BPSO answers for sheriff reports and jail bookings. DeRidder Police answers for its reports. If access is denied or material is removed, ask the custodian to identify the legal basis. A public docket does not permit harassment or misuse of protected identifiers.
Inspection and copying are separate requests. State whether a screen review, electronic image, paper copy, or certified copy is needed. Also name the exact docket range or document when possible. A focused request helps the custodian find responsive court records and calculate any charge. If only part of a filing is restricted, ask whether a redacted public version can be provided instead of treating the whole case as unavailable.
When an outside database shows the wrong result, order the certified Beauregard disposition first. Send it to the agency that maintains the other system and follow that agency's correction procedure. For broader parish record routes, see the Beauregard criminal history overview; for the booking stage, use the Beauregard arrest lookup.