Caddo Parish Court Records

Caddo Parish court records are maintained by the Parish's Clerk of Court to preserve detailed accounts of legal proceedings within the jurisdiction. They are part of Louisiana court records and contain motions, pleadings, evidence, and other documents created and received during criminal, civil, domestic, and juvenile cases.

Courts, members of the public, and legal professionals rely on these records to administer justice and maintain transparency, track court proceedings, and research precedents.

People seeking court records can use inspection and record request options provided by the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court and Louisiana Judiciary.

Are Court Records Public in Caddo Parish?

Yes, the Louisiana Public Records Law (La. R.S. 44:31) permits any individual to view and request copies of Caddo court records unless state or federal law explicitly prevents access to those records. The law also places the burden of proving that a record is not public on the custodian. Further, Article 251 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure mandates clerks to provide access records for inspection and reproduction when they receive requests from members of the public.

However, certain records outlined in the Louisiana Public Records Law are not open to the public. These include financial information, Caddo Parish arrest records and materials pertaining to ongoing investigations, juvenile proceedings, victim and confidential informant information, and sealed and expunged court records.

Caddo Parish Court Records Search

Options for finding and obtaining Caddo Parish court records include the following:

• In-person, mail-in, and email records requests to the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court's Office
• Louisiana clerks online records search system
• City court locations
• Online court records search databases for city courts
• Third-party online resources

Caddo Parish Court Records Search by Name

Individuals can search for court cases by name when they use online case information systems provided by the Parish clerk and city courts or search for documents in person at courthouse locations. However, they may require more specific information, such as case numbers when ordering copies of court documents.

Caddo Parish Courts

Caddo Parish is Louisiana's first judicial district and comprises the civil and criminal divisions. However, there are designated courts for various matters, such as domestic and juvenile courts. The City of Shreveport is mainly served by a City Court, which handles limited civil and criminal cases. Below are courthouse locations in the Parish:

Caddo Parish Courthouse
501 Texas Street
Shreveport, LA 71101-5401
Phone: (318) 677-5341

Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
1835 Spring Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6772

Shreveport City Court
1244 Texas Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) -673-5830 (Civil Division), (318) 673-5830 (Criminal / Traffic Division)
Fax: (318) 673-5813 (Civil Division), (318) 673-5857 (Criminal / Traffic Division)

Caddo Parish Superior Court Case Search

Caddo Parish does not have a superior court, as the State of Louisiana’s judicial system operates in three tiers: the Supreme Court, Appeal Courts, and Trial (District) Courts. Caddo Parish is Louisiana’s first judicial district and consists primarily of civil and criminal courts. However, there are other courts in the Parish, such as the domestic and juvenile courts (under the district court) and city courts.

Caddo Parish District Court Records

As mentioned, the Caddo Parish’s judicial district comprises the civil and criminal court. The Caddo Clerk of Courts is responsible for maintaining and dispensing records generated by these courts.

The clerk's office allows individuals to inspect and order copies of court records using the following methods:

• Visiting the clerk's office located at:

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
501 Texas Street
Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101-5401

• Opening a web access account with the clerk's authorized vendor to search for cases by name and view court records and images. Accounts attract the following fees for unlimited access to images and indexes:

$20 per day

$50 per month

$500 per month

60 cents per printed page

• Sending record requests by mail and via email using the following details:

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
501 Texas Street
Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101
Email: copies@caddoclerk.com

Individuals who want to order large copies can visit the clerk’s Public Records Request page to find contact information and other details on how to submit their requests.

Copies of court records cost the following:

• $1 per page for computer printouts
• $1 per reproduced page
• $5 to certify each copy
• $1 per page for transcript copies

There will be additional costs for postage and credit card processing.

Caddo Parish Criminal Records

The parish’s local law enforcement agencies maintain various Caddo Parish criminal records, such as Caddo Parish arrest information, warrants, and prosecutorial details.

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has a dedicated webpage where members of the public can view information on inmates currently housed in the Caddo Correctional Center. It shows each inmate's age, photograph, and physical description. It also indicates how long each inmate has spent in jail, their booking date, and their offenses. While site visitors can scroll through the list to find an inmate, they can also use the search field to pull up a specific defendant. The office also operates an Active Warrants webpage to display individuals subject to court-issued arrest warrants.

The Sheriff's Office also accepts Public Records requests for Caddo arrest records by mail or in person at the following address:

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
Attention: Criminal Records
501 Texas Street
Room 101
Shreveport, LA 71101

Local Police Departments

Most local police departments’ arrest and criminal records are also Caddo public records. For example, the Shreveport Police Department publishes daily inmate booking reports showing information about individuals booked in the city jail. The list shows inmate name, age, date and time of confinement, reason for arrest, and arresting agency. Individuals can also submit public records requests with the department to obtain further details about arrests.

Caddo Parish District Attorney

The District Attorney is responsible for prosecuting suspects arrested by the parish’s local law enforcement agencies. Individuals have access to public records related to prosecutions in the office’s custody. The DA allows members of the public to view upcoming court dates for defendants facing prosecution.

However, the site does not show juvenile cases, closed cases, misdemeanors prosecuted in city courts, and cases that have not been filed or charged or submitted to the office.

Caddo Parish Criminal Court Case Lookup

Criminal case lookup involves using the resources provided by the parish clerk or city court to find court documents for cases filed and received during criminal proceedings, such as warrants, arraignments, and prosecutions. Members of the public can use the Parish clerk's online resources and offline methods to view and order Caddo criminal court records.

The clerk also offers criminal background searches for cases within Caddo Parish. It costs $20 per name. Individuals can visit in person for this service.

City courts handle city ordinance and parish violations, driving with influence matters, preliminary examinations in cases without capital punishment. The Shreveport City Court allows individuals to send public records requests for case documents to the clerk of court at:

Shreveport City Court
1244 Texas Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101

They can contact the Record Operations division using the following details:

Phone: (318) 673-5850
Fax: (318) 673-5813

Further, the city court offers interested parties a free online portal where they can view each criminal case information, including the defendant’s name, charge description, offense level (typically misdemeanors), offense date, disposition events, hearings, parties to the case, filing date, and case status.

Get Caddo Parish Civil Court Records

The civil division of the Caddo judicial district handles every non-criminal matter, such as disputes between two parties, personal injury cases, family matters, and probate (succession) cases. They may share concurrent jurisdiction with other courts, such as Justices of the Peace in cases where the amount involved is up to $5,000 and the Shreveport City Court in cases worth up to $35,000 and small claims involving $5,000 or less.

Individuals seeking records generated and created during these proceedings can use any of the methods provided by the Caddo Parish Clerk of Courts. They can also visit the Justice of the Peace that handled specific cases to obtain court records and documents. People looking to obtain records generated in the Shreveport City Court can contact the court's records custodian or use its online system as explained for criminal cases.

Caddo Parish Family Court Records

Family law proceedings refer to court cases covering desperation, divorce, annulment, and child-related legal matters. They are handled by the Caddo Parish Domestic Court and files generated from these cases are also maintained by the Clerk of Court.

Caddo Dissolution of Marriage Records

Dissolution of marriage matters involve divorces and annulments. Individuals can order or inspect case records related to these legal actions using the resources provided by the parish clerk for civil matters.

It should be noted that some of these files may be restricted to the public if they contain sensitive matters protected by law.

Caddo Parish Marriage and Divorce Records

People seeking divorce records can go through the parish's clerk as explained earlier. The Parish clerk also maintains and distributes Caddo Parish marriage records, such as indexes and copies of marriage licenses.

Marriage indexes are published through the LCRAA where registered users can view them for free. People seeking copies of marriage licenses can order by emailing copies@caddoclerk.com, calling the clerk's office at (318) 226-6789, or using the clerk's online system. They can also send requests by mail to:

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
Attention: Marriage Department
501 Texas Street
Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101

Each copy costs $6.55. However, requesters may pay additional fees for postage and credit card processing.

While the Clerk of Court only makes public provisions for certified marriage licenses, one can contact the office to inquire about obtaining a certified copy of a Caddo Parish marriage certificate.

Caddo Birth and Death Records

Birth and death documents are Caddo Parish vital records containing official details about people's birth and death within the states. They typically include the subject's name, date and place of death or birth, parent's names (for birth records), and cause of death (for court records).

Individuals need these records for various legal and official purposes. For example, Caddo Parish birth records can be used to establish one's identity, prove citizenship, obtain government benefits, and complete school enrollment, and apply for documents such as driver's licenses and passports. Official death records are often required when claiming life insurance benefits and settling estates.

Per La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:41, birth and death records are only available to the person named, their attorneys, and the following relatives:

• Spouse
• Parents
• Children
• Siblings
• Grandparents
• Grandchildren

Other adults requesting a child's record must prove that they have custody of the child by providing judgment of said custody.

For following entities, alongside those listed above, can also request death records:

• Beneficiaries of trusts or insurance policies
• Beneficiaries of the deceased's private or public pension or retirement plan and financial accounts
• Succession representative
• Attorneys carrying out legal proceedings on behalf of the deceased person or other entitled entities

Individuals can request birth and death certificates through the Louisiana Department of Health's Vital Records Office and the Caddo Parish clerk's office. Requesters must prove their identity by providing valid ID as listed on the Caddo Parish clerk's website and the Vital Records department's Identification Requirements webpage.

The State Registrar and Vital Records office accepts in-person, mail-in, online, fax, and telephone requests. People using the mail-in and in-person options can fill out the birth certificate or death certificate application and submit it using the following address information:

1450 Poydras Street
Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70112

Mailing Address

Vital Records Registry
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160

People looking to use the online, fax, and telephone options must go through the department's third-party vendor.

The following are the fees (per copy) required to obtain birth and death records from the LDPH:

• Birth certificate: $15
• Short-term birth card plus birth certificate (sold as a pair): $24
• Death certificate: $7

The Caddo Parish Clerk of Courts partners with the state's department of health to dispense Caddo Parish birth certificates and death records. However, the office only accepts in-person requests. Also, it only issues death certificates from July 9, 2012 to date.

Documents issued by the Caddo Parish Clerk of Courts cost the following per copy:

• Long-form Caddo Parish birth certificate: $34
• Long form Caddo Parish birth certificate/certification card (must be sold as a pair): $48
• Caddo Parish death certificate: $26

Caddo Parish Probate Court Records

The Louisiana judicial system refers to probate cases as succession matters. Like other jurisdictions, succession law involves settling and transferring a deceased person's estate. While family members and relatives do not have to use courts when a person leaves clear instructions in their will, there might be a need for the court to step in when there is no will or the available will is being challenged.

The Caddo Parish civil court is responsible for appointing an executor when a will is unavailable and handling other probate matters that make it to court. Individuals seeking records generated during these proceedings can follow the same process of obtaining and viewing civil court documents.

Caddo Parish Property Records

Individuals and organizations refer to property records when engaging in real estate transactions, ownership transfer, property evaluations, and tax return duties. These records include assessment information, ownership details, maps, and property documents, such as liens, mortgages and deeds.

Interested parties can obtain these records from the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court and Assessor.

Parish Clerk

Property documents generated by individuals for things like transactions, ownership transfers, and mortgages are generally filed with the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court's office. The office offers different means for requesting copies and viewing indexes of these records.

Interested parties are allowed to inspect Mortgage and Conveyance Index Books and perform title searches in the parish clerk's record room at the following location:

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
501 Texas Street
Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101-5401

These searches allow individuals to find instrument numbers, which are required when requesting copies of any document.

People who want to search for and obtain certified copies of mortgage records by name can hire the services of the office's Deputy Clerks and pay the required fees.

Individuals who do not wish to visit the clerk's record room can view property indexes online using the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority portal. They can also order copies of property documents online and via email (copies@caddoclerk.com). However, they will be charged extra delivery fees if they want the copies mailed to them.

Caddo Parish Assessor

The Caddo Parish Assessor's office is responsible for evaluating real and personal property in the Parish to determine their tax bills. It preserves its account of these assessments, including details about each assessed property, from ownership to building schematics. The office operates an online property search system that allows members of the public to find details about buildings in the parish.

Site users can search by different parameters, mailing address, subdivision, property ID and owner name. They will be able to view the following information:

• Property type
• Ownership information, including owner's mailing address (can be different from property address) and tax district
• Property location
• Subdivision
• Assessment information
• Deed transfers

Individuals can also view each property's detail on a map.

Interested parties can also contact any of the assessor's divisions to find more relevant information about properties in the parish.

Caddo Parish Court Records Online

Using third-party online systems may be the fastest option for people looking for different types of court records or those who do not know where to look. Services like Louisianacourtrecords.us allow users to perform name searches and retrieve various categories of court records from one interface.

Individuals should note that third-party websites are not affiliated with government organizations. They display official records because they pool them from public agencies in bulk.