{"id":1269,"slug":"beauregard-parish-gothic-jail-deridder-louisiana","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["The jail is the Gothic — the '1914' that's the building's year, the 'collegiate' that's the style's odd. The 'tunnel' is the linked — the 'courthouse' that's the neighbor's name, the 'no public' that's the walk's shield. The 'plumbing' is the luxed — the 'each cell' that's the amenity's reach, the '1914' that's the modern's date.","The 'double hanged' is the named — the 'Genna and Brasseaux' that's the condemned's names, the 'spiral staircase' that's the gallows' frame. The '$14' is the killed — the 'taxi driver' that's the victim's job, the 'only hanging' that's the jail's record. The jail is the toured — the 'noose' that's the prop's form, the 'EMF' that's the October's tool.","The file keeps the jail: the Gothic style, the linked tunnel, the double hanging, and the toured noose.","Beauregard's Gothic Jail is the archive's Louisiana file — the mansion that hanged."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["The Gothic Jail is the archive's Louisiana file — the parish prison too pretty for its purpose.","A jail keeps its noose — the file's suggestion being that the building's hold is the contrasted: the 'Gothic' that's the architecture's ornament, the 'hanging' that's the tower's use, and the 'plumbing' that's the cells' luxury."]}],"name":"Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail","aliases":["Gothic Jail of DeRidder","Hanging Jail"],"type":"JAIL","type_label":"Jail","cats":["HAUNTED_PLACE"],"groups":["hauntings","institutions"],"desc":"Jail in DeRidder; research record.","full_desc":"A jail in DeRidder, Louisiana, Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail is filed here for what the record attaches to it. Jail in DeRidder; research record. The archive files it under haunted places. The dossier holds 1 reported claim and 1 legend, every one filed as account rather than fact. Visitor status is unverified; confirm before making the trip.","address":null,"city":"DeRidder","county":"Beauregard Parish","state":"Louisiana","postal":null,"region":"South","lat":30.845003,"lon":-93.2952,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"UNKNOWN","access":"UNKNOWN","access_notes":null,"ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":null,"research_notes":"Construction-date conflict: general tourism page says 1915; official byway PDF says 1914. PDF labels nearby courthouse at 201 West 1st and jail kiosk at 301 West 1st; exact entrance address needs confirmation.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"LOW","score":45.6,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.85,"historical_confidence":0,"source_quality":0.6,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":540,"type":"HAUNTING","description":"Explore Louisiana recounts apparition traditions associated with two executed men. Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail in DeRidder, Louisiana spent its working years housing the desperate; the reports suggest some of that desperation stayed. 'Louisiana’s Haunted History' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. The haunting is unproven and unfired: it keeps showing up for work anyway.","evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","evidence_label":"Documented legend","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.65,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Louisiana’s Haunted History","url":"https://www.explorelouisiana.com/articles/haunted-louisiana-experiences","publisher":"Louisiana Office of Tourism","type":"TOURISM","authority":3},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[],"legends":[{"name":null,"summary":"Explore Louisiana recounts apparition traditions associated with two executed men. Institutions that held suffering rarely shed their reputations, and Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail in DeRidder, Louisiana held its share. It's a documented legend: the telling is real, the contents remain folklore. Sources including 'Louisiana’s Haunted History' keep the claim in circulation. Every community keeps one story like this; this is theirs.","earliest":null,"evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","source":{"name":"Louisiana’s Haunted History","url":"https://www.explorelouisiana.com/articles/haunted-louisiana-experiences","publisher":"Louisiana Office of Tourism","type":"TOURISM","authority":3}}],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Access details are unverified; research before visiting.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Louisiana’s Haunted History","url":"https://www.explorelouisiana.com/articles/haunted-louisiana-experiences","publisher":"Louisiana Office of Tourism","type":"TOURISM","authority":3},{"name":"Myths and Legends Scenic Byway guide","url":"https://byways.explorelouisiana.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/11-Myths_Legends_Tearsheet.pdf","publisher":"Louisiana Office of Tourism","type":"TOURISM","authority":3}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":1,"history":0,"legends":1,"entities":0,"sources":2}}