Home About Us Our History Font Size: reduce font size increase font size Share Feedback Print Our History Meet Your Director Executive Staff Bylaws & Cooperative Principles Careers Contact Us Our History In 1935, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) was established by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the purpose of lending money to cooperatives, commercial power companies, and others to build rural power lines. In 1936, Congress passed the Rural Electrification Act, which established the REA as an agency of the federal government. When the commercial power companies did not take advantage of the REA loans to build rural power lines, REA began to assist local member-owned electric cooperatives to organize and incorporate. Thus, on March 8, 1939, Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BECi) was chartered under Louisiana Laws. Beauregard Electric Cooperative The Beauregard Electric Membership Corporation, with general headquarters in DeRidder, is a Louisiana Corporation organized in 1939 to furnish dependable electric service to the rural areas of Southwest and Central Louisiana. The cooperative is a non-profit membership corporation – owned and controlled by the members which it serves. BECi energized its first lines in 1940. Managing the fledgling member-owned utility was R.I. Davis. The average electric bill was $2.90 for 32 kilowatt-hours or about nine cents a kilowatt-hour. BECi’s annual payroll was $750 and it had two service vehicles. In 2010, the average electric bill was $130.51 for 1,498 kilowatt-hours or less than nine cents a kilowatt-hour. Today, BECi serves over 39,000 member-owners along 5,750 miles of power line. Remarkably, BECi charges the same today for a kilowatt-hour of electricity as its first members paid 76 years ago. That’s an achievement few other utilities or commercial operations can claim. Local Photography Our homepage banner photo was taken by local photographer Jonathan Nutt. Photo by Jonathan Nutt Jonathan was born in San Antonio, Texas, in October of 1967. Jonathan moved with his family to Moss Bluff, Louisiana at the age of 4. His love of the outdoors began before he was old enough to walk. As he grew, photography became his way of sharing what I saw with others while exploring the woods and wetlands near his home. As a regular contributor to Louisiana Life and New Orleans Magazines, Jonathan has spent the last 30 years documenting the places and people who make Louisiana so unique. His corporate, commercial, and editorial clients include Southwest Airlines, Kodak, Louisiana Conservationist, and The National Geographic Society, to name a few. His fine art prints are in the collections of individuals, corporations, and organizations around the world. To learn more and to see more of his work, please visit his Lost in Louisiana website. STAY CONNECTED DeRidder Main Office 1010 E 1st Street PO Box 970 DeRidder, LA 70634 Directions to DeRidder Office Phone: (337) 463-6221 Toll-Free: (800) 367-0275 Fax: (337) 463-2809 Moss Bluff Branch Office 975 N Perkins Ferry Road PO Box 12783 Lake Charles, LA 70611 Directions to Moss Bluff Office Phone: (337) 855-6684 Fax: (337) 855-0073 New Llano Branch Office 12542 Lake Charles Highway PO Box 367 Leesville, LA 71446 Directions to New Llano Office Phone: (337) 239-3451 Fax: (337) 238-3259 Office Hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Major Holidays Do Not Sell My Info Equal Opportunity Employer Non-Discrimination Statement Website Accessibility Privacy Policy Terms of Use A Powerful Creation © 2021 Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.. All Rights Reserved Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door Translate