DeRidder, County seat in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
DeRidder covers a territory at 62 meters elevation, with streets arranged in a grid pattern around the central administrative district.
The city received its name from Ella de Ridder, sister-in-law of Dutch railroad financier Jan de Goeijen, who established the settlement in 1903.
The Old Beauregard Parish Jail, constructed in 1914 with Gothic Revival architecture, represents early 20th-century institutional construction methods.
The Kansas City Southern Railway connects DeRidder to regional transportation networks, facilitating commerce and travel throughout Louisiana.
DeRidder housed the first off-post United Service Organizations building in the United States, receiving 89,000 military visitors during World War II.
Location: Beauregard Parish
Inception: 1903
Elevation above the sea: 62 m
Website: http://cityofderidder.org
GPS coordinates: 30.85139,-93.29028
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:56
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