A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in DeRidder, Louisiana.

A respectful place to begin, whether you are looking for support for yourself, worried about someone you love, or trying to respond to a safety, housing, care, or practical concern in DeRidder or Beauregard Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, and nearby southwest Louisiana communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, immediate danger, or active threat. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988; ImCal HSA also lists a 24/7 crisis hotline. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits navigation, dial 211 and confirm local availability.

First conversations

A few good places to start

You do not need to know the perfect service name before reaching out. These organizations can help you understand the landscape and identify a next step.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

The Peer Tree

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in DeRidder or Beauregard Parish.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified public behavioral-health, addiction, developmental-disability, crisis, medication, and referral pathway serving Beauregard Parish - local clinic and regional services; assessment, intake, eligibility, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Beauregard Behavioral Health Clinic

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority serves Beauregard and neighboring southwest Louisiana parishes with behavioral-health, addiction, and developmental-disability services. Its Beauregard Behavioral Health Clinic is at 106 West Port Street in DeRidder; confirm current intake, program fit, coverage, and capacity directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 211

Use Louisiana 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

Safety and stability

When the concern involves safety, housing, or crisis

These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve crisis care, protective services, shelter, housing rules, legal advocacy, or emergency dispatch.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - DeRidder and Beauregard Parish; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A housing or clutter concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned code, housing, health, or support response instead.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including DeRidder; not a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate

Louisiana 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

24/7 behavioral-health, addiction, developmental-disability, crisis, and referral pathway - Beauregard and southwest Louisiana parishes; triage, response, clinical, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

ImCal HSA 24/7 Crisis Hotline

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority publishes a 24/7 crisis hotline for residents of Beauregard and surrounding parishes. Use it for behavioral-health crisis navigation, but call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; triage, clinical, eligibility, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana Department of Health describes a crisis-response system that includes mobile crisis response, behavioral-health crisis care, community brief crisis support, and crisis stabilization. Use the state page to identify current regional access and call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Qualified local hospital, emergency-department, walk-in, diagnostic, rehabilitation, and social-service pathway - DeRidder and Beauregard Parish; admission, clinical, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Beauregard Health System Emergency Department

Beauregard Health System is based at 600 South Pine Street in DeRidder and lists an Emergency Department, walk-in clinic, rehabilitation, coordinated care, and social services. Confirm the right department and current intake or coverage details directly; call 911 for emergencies.

Official public-health, WIC, immunization, vital-record, reproductive-health, STI, TB, environmental-health, and case-management pathway - DeRidder and Beauregard Parish; appointment, documentation, service, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Beauregard Parish Health Unit

Louisiana's directory lists the Beauregard Parish Health Unit at 216 Evangeline Street in DeRidder. Services include WIC, immunizations, vital records, reproductive health, STI and TB services, environmental health, and community health; confirm current hours, appointments, documents, and payment rules before traveling.

Official parish homeland-security, alerts, evacuation, recovery, and public-information pathway - Beauregard Parish; incident, alert, evacuation, re-entry, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Beauregard Parish Emergency Preparedness

Beauregard Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is listed at 412 Bolivar Bishop Drive in DeRidder. The office coordinates preparedness, response, and recovery; confirm current local alerts and contacts and call 911 for an active emergency.

Local municipal police, fire, rescue, emergency-medical, hazardous-material, code, and public-assistance pathway - DeRidder city limits; inspection, jurisdiction, report, and response rules apply; call 911 for fire or immediate danger

DeRidder Municipal Police and Fire

The City of DeRidder lists Police, Fire, Code Enforcement, Public Works, and Utilities. The Fire Department handles suppression, rescue, emergency medical, hazardous-material, and public-assistance calls; confirm the right planned-service contact and call 911 for an active emergency.

Official parish law-enforcement, civil-process, corrections, emergency-preparedness, and public-safety pathway outside municipal jurisdictions - Beauregard Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office

The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office lists its civil office at 120 South Stewart Street and its criminal and jail route at 412 Bolivar Bishop Drive in DeRidder. Confirm jurisdiction and the right division; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat.

Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving vulnerable adults and arranges protective services. Call 800-898-4910 for adults ages 18-59 with qualifying disabilities, 833-577-6532 for adults 60 and older, and 911 for a life-threatening emergency.

Official child-protection and family-services pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS provides a child-protection and family-services pathway when a child may be unsafe. Call 1-855-452-5437 for child-abuse or neglect reporting and 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Local domestic-violence shelter, safety-planning, advocacy, and referral pathway serving Beauregard and Vernon communities - intake, confidentiality, shelter, age, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

June N. Jenkins Women's Shelter

The June N. Jenkins Women's Shelter in DeRidder provides a safe-haven and support pathway for domestic-violence survivors. Louisiana's agency directory lists 337-462-1452 for the office and 337-462-6504 for the local crisis route; use a safe device and call 911 for immediate danger.

Free, confidential 24/7 safety-planning and local domestic-violence referral pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; hotline triage, shelter, confidentiality, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline

Louisiana publishes a statewide domestic-violence hotline that can connect callers to local programs and safety support. Use a safe device when possible; the hotline is not a substitute for 911 when immediate danger or an active threat is present.

Free poison-exposure information and triage pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; exposure-specific medical guidance and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

For a possible poisoning or hazardous exposure, call Louisiana Poison Control for exposure-specific guidance. Call 911 for trouble breathing, unconsciousness, seizures, severe symptoms, fire, or immediate danger.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including DeRidder; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

VA Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.

Official city and parish navigation for public works, utilities, courts, public safety, emergency preparedness, library, and local-government contacts - DeRidder and Beauregard Parish; department, jurisdiction, account, permit, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

DeRidder and Beauregard Parish Government Navigation

Use the City of DeRidder and Louisiana's Beauregard Parish profile to locate the correct office for utilities, public works, courts, emergency preparedness, public safety, library, schools, and parish-government questions. Confirm current office hours and jurisdiction; call 911 for immediate danger.

Local public-housing and Section 8 housing pathway - DeRidder; application, income, household, documentation, waitlist, accessibility, and unit-availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless confirmed

Housing Authority of DeRidder

HUD lists the Housing Authority of the City of DeRidder at 600 Warren Street. Confirm the current phone, application route, waitlists, income limits, documents, accessibility, and unit availability directly before relying on a housing option.

Federal housing, rental-assistance, housing-counseling, and fair-housing navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; program, income, documentation, waitlist, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana page connects residents to public housing, vouchers, housing counseling, and other housing pathways. Confirm the local provider, application route, income limits, documents, and unit availability before relying on an option.

State affordable-housing, rental-opportunity, homelessness, coordinated-entry, and energy-assistance navigation pathway serving Beauregard Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, program, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation

Louisiana Housing Corporation publishes affordable-housing, rental-opportunity, homelessness, coordinated-entry, and energy-assistance pathways. Confirm the current program, application route, parish service area, funding, and eligibility before relying on a listing.

Independent fair-housing education, intake, and discrimination-response pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; complaint, documentation, jurisdiction, and investigation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center

The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center offers fair-housing information and an intake pathway for possible housing discrimination. Keep copies of notices and communications, and confirm whether the issue fits its current service and intake rules.

Local public-library, information, computer, document, meeting-room, and community-navigation pathway - DeRidder and Beauregard Parish; hours, program, equipment, and branch availability rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Beauregard Parish Library

Beauregard Parish Library lists its main branch at 205 South Washington Avenue in DeRidder and branches across the parish. The library offers public information, computers, documents, and community meeting resources; confirm current hours and access rules.

State civil-legal information, self-help, and referral pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; issue, income, scope, attorney, and referral rules apply; not criminal-defense or emergency services

Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator

Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator helps residents identify civil-legal information and possible referral routes. Confirm whether your issue is within scope and whether a referral, attorney, fee, or eligibility requirement applies.

Official criminal-defense and public-defender navigation pathway for Beauregard Parish - DeRidder district office; case, indigency, appointment, conflict, and court rules apply; not emergency dispatch

District 36 Public Defender

The Louisiana Office of the State Public Defender identifies District 36 as the public-defender route for Beauregard Parish. Confirm the current DeRidder office, court, case, appointment, and eligibility process directly.

Official parish court, records, election, and clerk-navigation pathway - Beauregard Parish; filing, records, court, fee, deadline, and document rules apply; not legal advice or emergency dispatch

Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court

Louisiana's Beauregard Parish public-safety directory lists Clerk of Court Brian Lestage and the DeRidder office route. Call for current court, filing, records, and election-office routing; the clerk cannot provide legal advice.

Official parish criminal-justice and victim/legal-system navigation pathway - Beauregard Parish; case, jurisdiction, confidentiality, and court-process rules apply; not emergency dispatch or legal advice

Beauregard Parish District Attorney

Louisiana's Beauregard Parish public-safety directory lists District Attorney James R. Lestage and the parish prosecutor contact. Confirm the correct case or victim-services route; call 911 for immediate danger and seek independent legal advice for legal decisions.

Local aging, meals, caregiver, wellness, information, legal, respite, and senior-support pathway - Beauregard Parish; age, prioritization, service, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Beauregard Council on Aging

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs lists the Beauregard Council on Aging at 104 West Port Street in DeRidder. Services include congregate and home-delivered meals, information and assistance, legal help, caregiver respite, outreach, wellness, and transportation; confirm current eligibility and capacity.

Accessible local transportation pathway for medical appointments, shopping, senior centers, businesses, and community trips - Beauregard Parish; scheduling, fare, trip, accessibility, and service-area rules apply; not emergency transport

Beauregard Public Transit

Louisiana DOTD lists Beauregard Public Transit at 200 South Jefferson Street in DeRidder. The current guide lists wheelchair-accessible vehicles, general-public service, weekday hours, and fares that vary by age, city limits, and trip miles; confirm reservation and fare details.

Local community-action, utility-assistance, food, housing, and economic-support navigation pathway - Beauregard Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, program, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Beauregard Community Action Association

Louisiana Housing Corporation's parish directory lists Beauregard Community Action Association at 2572 Highway 90 West in DeRidder. Confirm current utility, food, housing, and community-action programs, application documents, funding, and eligibility directly.

Local school breakfast and lunch pathway - Beauregard Parish schools; student, program, calendar, and school-site rules apply; meals are stated as free to students through CEP; not emergency food or emergency dispatch

Beauregard Parish School Food Services

Beauregard Parish School Board says all students receive free breakfast and lunch through its Community Eligibility Provision. Confirm current menus, school calendars, summer programming, site schedules, and family-account rules.

Local research-based agriculture, nutrition, family-resource, 4-H, and community-health extension pathway - Beauregard Parish; program, appointment, age, and participation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

LSU AgCenter Beauregard Parish

Use the LSU AgCenter's parish extension route for research-based agriculture, 4-H, nutrition, family-resource, and community-health information. Confirm the current Beauregard office, extension agent, appointment, and program availability.

Official food-benefit application and case-navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; income, household, documentation, interview, and benefit rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

Louisiana's SNAP Success Center provides the official route for food-benefit information and applications. Confirm current income, household, document, interview, and renewal rules; use 211 for additional local food options.

Official public-health-coverage, eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and provider-navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; income, household, documentation, plan, and covered-service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the official route for coverage, eligibility, renewal, and member information. Confirm current income, household, document, plan, provider, and covered-service rules before relying on a benefit.

Official food, cash, child-care, family-support, and economic-stability benefits pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; income, household, document, application, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana DCFS Economic Stability

Louisiana DCFS publishes an economic-stability route for food, cash, child-care, and family-support programs. Confirm current application, household, income, documentation, interview, and renewal rules before relying on a benefit.

Official employment, unemployment, workforce, training, and job-navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Beauregard Parish; claimant, employer, identity, wage, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Workforce Commission provides the state route for unemployment, employment, workforce, training, and job resources. Confirm current claimant, identity, wage, employer, appointment, and program requirements.

Official municipal route for utilities, permits, public works, code enforcement, zoning, health-and-safety, police, fire, and city-service questions - DeRidder city limits; address, account, permit, inspection, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of DeRidder Services and Code

Use the City of DeRidder's current departments and directory to route questions about utilities, water, public works, code enforcement, zoning, permits, and other city services. Confirm whether the property is inside city limits and which department handles the request; call 911 for immediate danger.

A note from the Alliance

Start with the person. Then decide what the situation needs.

This guide is anchored in DeRidder, Louisiana, and includes city, county, state, nonprofit, national, and independent pathways. A listing here does not mean Fight the Blight endorses every provider or can guarantee availability. The Hoarding Alliance is not a city or county agency, therapy practice, emergency service, or cleanup company. We will keep reviewing this page, but please confirm details directly before relying on them.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight