Caddo Parish Arrest Records

Caddo Parish arrest records are maintained by the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office in Shreveport and include booking data, charge information, and mugshots for individuals taken into custody. Under Louisiana law, initial arrest reports and booking records are considered public documents, so most people can look them up without filing a formal request. This page explains how to search inmate records, submit a public records request, and understand what state law says about access to these files.

Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Arrest Records

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Steve Prator, handles law enforcement across the parish and runs the parish jail where people booked on criminal charges are held. The office is located at 501 Texas Street, Room 101, Shreveport, LA 71101. You can reach them by phone at (318) 681-0700 during normal business hours. Staff can help you find booking records, confirm whether someone is in custody, and point you toward the right forms for a written request.

Louisiana's public records law, LRS 44:1, says that any person of majority age may inspect and copy public records. Arrest records fall under this right. The sheriff's office is the main point of contact for Caddo Parish jail records, and they keep data updated as people are booked and released. If you need a record that goes back several years, staff may direct you to the clerk of court or the district attorney's office depending on what stage the case reached.

The sheriff's office website at caddosheriff.org provides direct access to several search tools, including the inmate search and active warrants page described below.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office website at caddosheriff.org is the starting point for most online searches of jail and booking data.

The site is updated regularly and gives the public access to current custody information without requiring a trip to the courthouse.

Caddo Parish Inmate Search and Booking Records

The easiest and often the quickest way to find someone in the Caddo Parish jail is through the online inmate search tools on the Caddo Parish Sheriff's website. These databases are regularly updated and let you search using an inmate's first and last name. Results show booking date, charges, and other details tied to each person in custody.

The sheriff's office also operates an Active Warrants webpage that shows individuals subject to court-issued arrest warrants. It displays each person's age, photograph, and physical description. It also shows how long each inmate has spent in jail, their booking date, and their listed offenses. This is a useful tool if you want to check on a specific warrant or confirm whether an arrest has been made.

Louisiana's statewide LAVNS system connects jail rosters across parishes. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office feeds data into this network, which means custody status can sometimes be checked through the state system as well. The VINE notification service at vinelink.vineapps.com also lets you register to get alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. This is a free service and does not require you to give your full name.

The VINE arrest notification database at vinelink.vineapps.com covers Louisiana jails statewide, including Caddo Parish.

You can sign up for automatic alerts tied to a specific individual's custody status using this service at no cost.

Public Records Requests for Caddo Parish Arrest Reports

If the online tools don't have what you need, you can submit a formal request. Under LRS 44:3, public records include initial arrest reports, booking records, summons and citation records, and bills of information. These are public even before a conviction occurs. That means you don't have to wait for a case to close to access a basic arrest report.

To request records in writing, contact the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office directly at 501 Texas Street, Room 101, Shreveport, LA 71101, or call (318) 681-0700. You should identify the person whose record you're requesting and the date of the arrest if you know it. The office will respond within a reasonable time under state law. Some records may carry a small copying fee, though the law does not allow agencies to charge for inspection alone.

It's worth noting that under LRS 15:587, criminal history data held by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information is restricted. That kind of background data is not the same as a booking record. Booking records and arrest reports are generally open; compiled criminal histories are not available to the general public. If you want a copy of your own criminal history, LRS 15:588 gives you that right for a certified copy at a cost of approximately $46 total.

Louisiana Arrest Record Laws That Apply in Caddo Parish

Several Louisiana statutes shape how arrest records are handled across the state. LRS 44:1, the Louisiana Public Records Act, sets the baseline rule: any person of majority age may inspect and copy public records. This broad right applies to arrest reports and booking data held by the sheriff's office. Agencies can't simply refuse to share public records without a legal basis for doing so.

LRS 44:3 narrows down what counts as public within the law enforcement context. Initial arrest reports, booking records, summons, citation records, and bills of information are all listed as public documents. Investigative records and materials that could harm an ongoing prosecution are different and can be withheld. So the law strikes a balance: booking data is open, but active case files may not be.

Keep in mind that LRS 15:587 closes detailed criminal history files to the general public. These are centralized records held at the state level and are separate from what the local sheriff's office keeps. Local arrest records and state-compiled criminal histories are two different things. If you need the latter for your own record, you have a right to it under LRS 15:588.

Cities in Caddo Parish

Shreveport is the largest city in Caddo Parish and the only city in the parish with a dedicated arrest records page on this site. Arrests made within Shreveport city limits are processed through the Caddo Parish jail system and follow the same access rules described above.

Nearby Parishes

Caddo Parish borders several other northwest Louisiana parishes. Each has its own sheriff's office and booking process.