Historical Marker
Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail
DeRidder, Beauregard County · Louisiana
Timber barons paid for the jail and the courthouse beside it, and it shows. Poured concrete blocks form the walls and winding stair, nine cells stack on three floors, the walls run twelve inches thick, and indoor plumbing was unusual for a jail then. It was meant for about fifty prisoners and housed thirteen comfortably. A court action forced it to close in 1982, a year after its National Register listing, and it sat empty for decades. Asbestos and lead paint had to come out before it reopened in September 2017.
Where it stands
30.84663, -93.28840 · Directions
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