Frequently Asked Questions

A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Whether you're awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly on alert, scanning the air for fire and smoke.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, almost 2/3 of home fire deaths resulted from fires in properties without working smoke alarms. A working smoke alarm significantly increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire. Please call 337-462-8929 for more information.

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement. Many fatal fires begin late at night or early in the morning. Install smoke alarms both inside and outside of sleeping areas. Please call 337-462-8929 for more information.

Is your smoke alarm still working? Smoke alarms must be maintained! A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all.

A smoke alarm only works when it is properly installed and maintained. Depending on how your smoke alarm is powered (9-volt, 10 year lithium, or hardwired), you will have to maintain it according to the manufacturer's instructions. Please call 337-462-8929 for more information.

Please contact the Water Department at 337-462-8900.

The Council Members hold full-time jobs outside of being a part-time public official. To reach Council Members, call their offices at City Hall, located 200 S Jefferson Street, City Clerk's Office at 337-462-8905 or 337-462-8900. The City Clerk will assist you accordingly and faxes may be sent to 337-462-8908.

Council meetings are held in Council Chambers at the City Hall, 200 S Jefferson Street. Meetings are generally conducted every second and fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. for Regular Session unless that date falls on a holiday. For information on the agenda, please call the City Clerk's Office at 337-462-8905. You can watch DeRidder City Council meetings live on the city's YouTube Channel.

The Citizens' Participation portion of the council meeting is not a forum for debate, but is simply an opportunity for interested persons to speak on any matter or issue relating to city government. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 337-462-8905 for more information.

The minimum residential water bill is $21.71. Usage is from 0-2,000 gallons.

Depends on water usage.

A $130.00 water deposit is required. The fee consists of a $80.00 deposit and a $50.00 service fee. The $80.00 deposit is refundable after applied to the final bill. Cash or check for payment. 

Water bills can be paid in the office at 200 South Jefferson Street (all forms of payment), online (needs account and pin), by mail, by kiosk, by dropbox, or you can set up a bank draft.

Yes, a permit is required for a garage sale. Garage sale permits are $3 and can be purchased at the Water Office. You are only allowed one permit every three months.

The city owns three cemeteries: Beauregard Cemetery, Community Cemetery, and Woodlawn Cemetery. Currently, there are plots available at Beauregard and Woodlawn. The current rate for a cemetery plot is $562, payable by cash or check. This rate increases every year. This fee is to be paid in full at time of purchase. We cannot do payment plans.

The DeRidder Farmer’s Market is located on Washington Avenue across from The Stadium Sports Grill. The farmer’s market is open 7 days a week, but the hours are not regulated.

All vendors must fill out a vendor application to set up at the DeRidder Farmer’s Market. Applications can be picked up at city hall. For questions, call Elona Weston, market manager, at 463-8148 or email eweston@cityofderidder.org.

If you have a streetlight out, call 462-8900 with the pole number and address and we will get it repaired.

Call Waste Connections at 337-535-9522.

Waste Connections schedules pick ups of large trash items and limbs. Call 337-535-9522 to schedule pick up.

The City Code Enforcer handles all complaints about lawn maintenance. The Code Enforcer can be reached at City Hall at 462-8900.

The DeRidder Police Department handles animal control. Call the dispatch office at 462-8903 for stray animals and animal clean up.

Yes, to apply for a permit, you may:

- Visit the Rapides Area Planning Commission office in-person at the Beauregard Parish Police Jury Building located at 201 W. Second Street, DeRidder.

- Call 337-462-0675 or 337-463-7019 and ask for permits.

- Visit their website at rapc.info to apply online. 

Beauregard's Public Transportation requires you to call 24 hours in advance to schedule pick up. Beauregard's Public Transportation DOES NOT run on a fixed route like a bus. They come and pick you up at your house, take you where you want to go, and return you to your doorstep. Their number is 463-4389.

Beauregard's Public Transportation will take you anywhere you want to go. As long as you call 24 hours in advance to schedule, they can take you shopping, to work, to hair appointments, to the library and even to medical appointments. They will either wait for you or come back and pick you up to take you back home.

The price varies based on location. Call 463-4389 for individual prices. Beauregard's Public Transit DOES NOT accept debit or credit cards. Transportation to medical appointments may be covered by Medicaid. Call for more information.

The pavilions at Bryant Park, North Park, Veterans Park and West Park are available to rent for a non-refundable fee of $25.00. Applicants must fill out a form and pay in full by the Thursday before your scheduled date. Veteran’s Park pavilion can only be rented for a minimum of 3 hours. For reservations, call 462-8900 *Note the Splash Park at Veterans Park is not available to rent. For pool reservations at West Park Pool call 460-9557

The West Park pool is open seasonally, usually starting on Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.  Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 1pm - 5pm.  Starting August 1st, the West Park Pool is only open on weekends.

The Veterans Park Splash Pad is open, weather permitting, usually from April - September.  The splash pad is motion-activated between the hours of 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The West Park Pool offers Deck Parties, Semi-Private Parties and Private Parties during the season. Call the pool at 1-855-794-6764 for more information.

The Splash Pad cannot be reserved, however, the covered pavilion at Veterans Park can. Picnic tables near the Splash Pad are first come, first serve. For reservation information, contact City Hall at 337-462-8900.

All city owned ballfields, except for West Park, are first come, first serve and cannot be reserved or rented.