Civil & Tax Division
CIVIL
The Civil Division serves and executes civil processes and all other orders as directed by the Courts in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes as well as assisting other departments and officers within the Sheriff's Office when called upon.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office Civil Division
- Ten (10) full-time and two (2) part-time civil sworn deputies
- Handles all seizure and property foreclosures
- Oversees public auction of seized movable and immovable property
- Processes civil and criminal subpoenas
- Serves and executes all civil and criminal documents as ordered by the Courts
- Collection of traffic fines, criminal fines, and bonds
- Monthly disbursement of traffic and criminal collections to parish and state agencies
- Collection and disbursement of garnishment payments
- Sending out Jury Duty notices
- Collection of property taxes
- Monthly disbursement of property tax collections to appropriate taxing bodies
- Collection of local sales tax and occupational license
- Monthly disbursement of sales tax collections to appropriate taxing bodies
- Maintains and controls accounting fund of sheriff's office
- Handles employee time and attendance records, employee benefits, insurance polices, and payroll
The Civil and Tax Division is located at:
120 South Stewart Street, DeRidder, Louisiana 70634
Phone Number: (337) 462-2400
Fax Number: (337) 463-9952
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. We are open through the lunch hour.
IF YOU WILL BE MAKING YOUR PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX OR TRAFFIC FINE PAYMENT IN PERSON, please come to the address at: 120 South Stewart Street, DeRidder, Louisiana 70634.
YOU CAN ALSO MAKE PROPERTY TAX AND TRAFFIC FINE PAYMENTS at:
South Substation located at: 14062 Highway 171 Ragley, Louisiana 70657
West Substation located at: 703 N Bryan Merryville, Louisiana 70653
East Substation located at: 7653 Highway 26 DeRidder, Louisiana 70634
IF YOU WILL BE MAILING YOUR PROPERTY TAX OR TRAFFIC FINE, the mailing address is:
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office
PO Box 370
DeRidder, LA 70634
TRAFFIC FINES:
We have provided a couple options for you to pay your traffic ticket. You may pay traffic tickets online by using a credit/debit card, or you may pay via phone by calling (337) 462-2400. You must pay a nominal fee to be disclosed at time of payment whether you pay online or by phone.
To pay traffic tickets online, click here.
PROPERTY TAX
Property taxes are due by December 31st each year without interest and/or penalty. Any payments received after December 31st will be charged 1% interest per month and is subjected to additional costs and penalties mandated by the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office has expanded its tax collection process. We have enabled the taxpayers to view, as well as, pay their taxes electronically using our web site. You must pay a nominal 3.45% fee to pay your taxes using Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards. Click on the link below to utilize this new feature.
Disable any pop-up blocking software. It will prevent the tax system from working properly.
http://snstaxpayments.com/beauregard
Helpful Tips:
- To make payment on more than one assessment, please enter a new assessment/parcel number and click the search button.
- Scroll down to view the assessments you have selected to pay, then click the green "pay" button to pay.
- DO NOT USE YOUR "BACK" BUTTON. YOU WILL BE CHARGED TWICE.
You may contact our office at (337) 462-2400 to inquire about the payment of your parish and/or city taxes. If you have questions concerning assessment value, homestead and/or address change, please contact the Beauregard Parish Tax Assessor's Office at (337) 463-8945.
SALES TAX
The following are the rates for sales tax in Beauregard Parish, City of DeRidder, and Town of Merryville:
DERIDDER - 5.00%
MERRYVILLE - 5.00%
PARISH - 4.75%
IF YOU WILL BE MAILING YOUR SALES TAX PAYMENT, the mailing address is:
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office
P. O. Box 639
DeRidder, LA 70634
To file and pay online at: www.SalesTaxOnline.com OR www.ParishE-File.com
Click here to download a copy of our Sales Tax Registration Form
Click here to download a copy of our Sales Tax Return
Civil Office Manager
Sara Franks