DeRidder News

Join Louisiana's largest treasure hunt and "Make LA Opal Mine in 2009." The DeRidder Gem and Mineral Show has been a major event for over 22 years and is now being brought to you in December for some unique last minute shopping and special Holiday finds.

Come on down to the Texas Club tonight and enjoy the music of a Louisiana native, Chris Cagle! Chris Cagle was born in DeRidder, LA but grew up in Texas.

DERIDDER - The Beauregard Parish Police Jury has voted to suspend parish manager Elton Pickering Sr.

A DeRidder teen was killed Tuesday night when his bicycle was struck by a sport utility vehicle on U.S. Highway 171 south of DeRidder, State Police said.

State police say a traffic accident south of DeRidder killed a bicycle rider. Nineteen-year-old Wade Dyck of DeRidder was killed after riding his bicycle into the intersection of U.S. Highway 171 and Louisiana Highway 394.

A single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle killed a DeRidder man Saturday night in Vernon Parish.

Authorities say one person was killed and five others injured in a two-vehicle accident this weekend in western Louisiana.

Last night, a crash involving two vehicles killed one person and injured five others.

Last night, a crash involving a motorcycle killed a man from DeRidder, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 11:15 pm, which occurred on Cooper Church Road near US Hwy 171 in Vernon Parish.

The Beauregard/DeRidder Narcotics Task Force arrested three suspects and discovered a methamphetamine lab during an early Wednesday morning operation.

A DeRidder man died when the vehicle he was riding in became submerged in floodwaters Friday night following a traffic accident in Vernon Parish.

The trial for a Pitkin man accused in the slaying of a DeRidder woman has been set for April 19.

The little that remains of the DeRidder Army Air Base includes the yesteryear stories that old soldiers and former employees tell.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is taking pre-orders for its superior pine and hardwood tree seedlings grown at state nurseries in DeRidder, Columbia and Monroe.

Back in 2003, DeRidder High School pitcher Josh Rainwater was drafted in the fourth round by the Detroit Tigers.

A grand opening and dedication for the newly renovated Beauregard Parish Training School will be held Oct.

Christopher Pascale Oct 12, 2009 Beauregard Parish in southwest Louisiana forgoes Columbus Day for Fair Day.

A 32-year-old Beauregard Parish grand jury has returned a second-degree murder indictment against Billie Joe Weldon, accused in the slaying of a DeRidder woman.

An arrest was made Tuesday night in connection with the fire at a Beauregard Parish high school that caused thousands of dollars in damage.

DERIDDER. - The trial of a man accused of killing his father and injuring his mother has been delayed for a mental exam requested by prosecutors.