Hi Rochelle,
A few years ago, we were in the Long Beach Animal Shelter in El Dorado park, and they had one beagle at that time. Most of the dogs were Rottweilers or pit bulls, but you never know. Your local shelter may have a beagle.
Good luck, you've gotten some great resources from the other people below. We ended up getting a male and a female beagle from a guy who works at the same company as my husband. He owned a female beagle and his neighbor had a male, and they bred the dogs.
Really spend some time getting to know the dog. I can say both their personalities have pretty much stayed the same as when we first saw them when they were six weeks old (they are 5 1/2 years old now).