Who is the Beauregard Parish Assessor?

"Brent" Rutherford (Republican) is the Assessor of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court?

Brian S. Lestage (Republican) is the Clerk of Court of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Beauregard Parish Coroner?

Flynn A. Taylor (Republican) is the Coroner of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Beauregard Parish Sheriff?

Mark Herford (Republican) is the Sheriff of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Who are the Beauregard Parish commissioners?

"Luke" Dickerson (Police Juror, District 1); Jeffery Meadows (Police Juror, District 2); Kelly T. Bailey (Police Juror, District 5); Shanel Handy (Police Juror, District 3A); Eddie Ware (Police Juror, District 3B); "Beth Whittington" Montgomery (Police Juror, District 3C); "Mike" Harper (Police Juror, District 3D); Jerry L. Shirley (Police Juror, District 3E); Nelson "OB" Morgan (Police Juror, District 4A); "Doug" Hillebrandt (Police Juror, District 4B).

Who is on the Beauregard Parish School Board?

Scott Sandifer (District 1); Kristi Carroll Neely (District 2); Heather "Nikki" Weldon (District 5); Carlos Archield (District 3A); Garrett G. Greene (District 3B); Cynthia B. LaFitte (District 3C); Bryan M. Redler (District 3D); David P. Shirley (District 3E); Jared Kibodeaux (District 4A); "Ray" Bowman, III (District 4B).

What is the population of Beauregard Parish?

About 36,676 people, with a median age of 37.2; the median household income is $65,944 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Beauregard Parish?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 539 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,060, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Beauregard Parish?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal and 1 school district governments.

What cities and towns are in Beauregard Parish?

7: DeRidder, Merryville, Merryville, Merryville, Rosepine, Rosepine, Rosepine. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Beauregard Parish, LA elected officials: parish government, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Beauregard Parish: 46 seats on 13 elected bodies. 17 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

Beauregard Parish Police Jury

Office	Who holds it now
Police Juror, District 1	"Luke" Dickerson Republican source
Police Juror, District 2	Jeffery Meadows Republican source
Police Juror, District 5	Kelly T. Bailey Republican source
Police Juror, District 3A	Shanel Handy No party source
Police Juror, District 3B	Eddie Ware Republican source
Police Juror, District 3C	"Beth Whittington" Montgomery Republican source
Police Juror, District 3D	"Mike" Harper No party source
Police Juror, District 3E	Jerry L. Shirley Republican source
Police Juror, District 4A	Nelson "OB" Morgan Republican source
Police Juror, District 4B	"Doug" Hillebrandt Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor	"Brent" Rutherford Republican source
Clerk of Court	Brian S. Lestage Republican source
Coroner	Flynn A. Taylor Republican source
Sheriff	Mark Herford Republican source

School Board

Beauregard Parish School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member, District 1	Scott Sandifer Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 2	Kristi Carroll Neely Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 5	Heather "Nikki" Weldon Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3A	Carlos Archield Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3B	Garrett G. Greene Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3C	Cynthia B. LaFitte Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3D	Bryan M. Redler Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3E	David P. Shirley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4A	Jared Kibodeaux Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4B	"Ray" Bowman, III Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

DeRidder · Mayor Michael D. Harris · 8 seats
Merryville · Mayor Fred Walker · 7 seats
Rosepine · Mayor Donna Weeks Duvall · 7 seats

How many local governments Beauregard Parish has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Beauregard Parish. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	3
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Beauregard Parish

36,676people

37.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,944 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$161,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.5%U.S.: 8.4%

45.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.9% · White 79% · Black 10.8% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Beauregard Parish

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.3%. Louisiana: 3.8%.

539people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,521people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,060in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	539	13,521	14,060
August 2026	3.7%	530	13,644	14,174
July 2026	4.2%	589	13,432	14,021
June 2026	4.8%	689	13,610	14,299
May 2026	4.4%	647	13,960	14,607
April 2026	3.8%	555	14,228	14,783
March 2026	4.6%	676	13,988	14,664
February 2026	4.7%	684	13,875	14,559
January 2026	4.8%	695	13,858	14,553
December 2025	4.2%	610	13,936	14,546
November 2025	4.4%	660	14,371	15,031
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.3%	623	13,878	14,501
August 2025	4.3%	623	13,887	14,510
July 2025	4.6%	666	13,772	14,438
June 2025	4.4%	658	14,338	14,996
May 2025	4.0%	607	14,428	15,035
April 2025	3.5%	523	14,559	15,082
March 2025	4.2%	606	13,929	14,535
February 2025	4.5%	633	13,550	14,183
January 2025	4.6%	655	13,538	14,193
December 2024	4.3%	613	13,488	14,101
November 2024	4.3%	626	13,963	14,589
October 2024	4.4%	643	14,025	14,668

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	624	14,017	14,641
2024	4.1%	599	14,067	14,666
2023	3.5%	520	14,222	14,742
2022	3.3%	486	14,072	14,558
2021	4.2%	612	13,852	14,464
2020	7.0%	1,004	13,274	14,278
2019	4.9%	719	13,872	14,591
2018	5.2%	754	13,806	14,560
2017	5.3%	773	13,880	14,653
2016	5.9%	897	14,201	15,098

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Louisiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Beauregard Parish

95.9 per 100,0002017. Louisiana: 556.3.

832.0 per 100,0002017. Louisiana: 3,367.1.

1murders2017, 37 violent crimes in all.

2017 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2017	37	95.9	321	832.0
2016	38	99.8	319	837.5

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office	2023	58	193	26,619
De Ridder Police Department	2025	37	104	9,429
Merryville Police Department	2017	0	0	1,134

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Louisiana · the U.S.

Police staffing

4.65 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 37,403 people.

174sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

7civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office	144	0	27,031
De Ridder Police Department	27	6	9,429
Merryville Police Department	3	1	943

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	174	4.65	7	3
2024	169	4.48	6	3
2023	161	4.34	6	3
2022	139	3.76	46	3
2017	94	2.51	25	2
2016	93	2.52	24	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Beauregard Parish Assessor?: "Brent" Rutherford (Republican) is the Assessor of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court?: Brian S. Lestage (Republican) is the Clerk of Court of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Beauregard Parish Coroner?: Flynn A. Taylor (Republican) is the Coroner of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Beauregard Parish Sheriff?: Mark Herford (Republican) is the Sheriff of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the Beauregard Parish commissioners?: "Luke" Dickerson (Police Juror, District 1); Jeffery Meadows (Police Juror, District 2); Kelly T. Bailey (Police Juror, District 5); Shanel Handy (Police Juror, District 3A); Eddie Ware (Police Juror, District 3B); "Beth Whittington" Montgomery (Police Juror, District 3C); "Mike" Harper (Police Juror, District 3D); Jerry L. Shirley (Police Juror, District 3E); Nelson "OB" Morgan (Police Juror, District 4A); "Doug" Hillebrandt (Police Juror, District 4B).
Who is on the Beauregard Parish School Board?: Scott Sandifer (District 1); Kristi Carroll Neely (District 2); Heather "Nikki" Weldon (District 5); Carlos Archield (District 3A); Garrett G. Greene (District 3B); Cynthia B. LaFitte (District 3C); Bryan M. Redler (District 3D); David P. Shirley (District 3E); Jared Kibodeaux (District 4A); "Ray" Bowman, III (District 4B).
What is the population of Beauregard Parish?: About 36,676 people, with a median age of 37.2; the median household income is $65,944 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Beauregard Parish?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 539 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,060, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Beauregard Parish?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal and 1 school district governments.
What cities and towns are in Beauregard Parish?: 7: DeRidder, Merryville, Merryville, Merryville, Rosepine, Rosepine, Rosepine. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official list of elected officials; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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