Caddo County Warrant Searches
Paperwork tells you where a Caddo County warrant case lives. A citation, summons, or bond form names the court holding it. The parish runs a sheriff warrant list, a district court criminal index, and a city court citation system. Lower courts in Caddo County keep separate dockets too.
- Read the paperwork for the issuing Caddo court; a district case, a city citation, and a mayor's court ticket point to different offices.
- Search the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office active warrant list by last-name letter, then call the sheriff's warrant lines.
- Check the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court criminal index for district cases, or file a written request.
- Search the Shreveport City Court citation portal, then contact the mayor's court or justice-of-the-peace ward.
- Send a Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office public-records request; no statewide public Louisiana warrant search exists.
Caddo Last-Name Warrant Filter
The Caddo County sheriff list turns on one public control: a last-name filter. Pick a letter. The list narrows to names that begin with it. There is no box for a Caddo County warrant number, charge, or date range. The Caddo sheriff warrant list filtered to one letter shows how that view looks.
The filter reads only the first letter of a last name, so a Caddo County search can return a long page. Each entry shows the name, warrant date, age, and sex.
What a Warrant Search Asks For
Each channel asks for something different. The sheriff list needs just a last-name letter, while the Caddo County Clerk index and the Shreveport City Court portal search indexed cases and citations.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation number | Text | One mode | Number on the ticket |
| Driver license | Number plus state | One mode | License number and issuing state |
| Social Security number | SSN plus date of birth | One mode | 111-22-3333 and MM/DD/YYYY |
| Vehicle | Plate plus state | One mode | Plate number and state |
| Name plus date of birth | Text plus date | One mode | First name, last name, date of birth |
| Business name | Text | One mode | A citation issued to a business |
The Caddo County Clerk index searches by name or case number across a date range. A name alone is risky, since records share surnames, so add a birth date.
Caddo Warrants: Sheriff List vs Clerk
Three public Caddo channels answer different questions.
| Channel | What It Answers | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff active warrant list | An agency list of active warrants by last-name letter | Leaves out other agencies' fugitives and may lag the newest court action |
| Clerk of Court criminal index | Adult district filings, minutes, and images | Paid access; a case file is not a live status |
| Shreveport City Court citation search | City citation status and payment eligibility | Citation focused; some matters require an appearance |
The Caddo Parish Clerk Connect sign-in is the paid gateway to that criminal index.
The Caddo County Clerk index takes an account and a fee to reach. Day access costs $20. It reaches names from 1980, minutes from 1984, and traffic tickets from 1989, and it covers only district court material in Caddo County. A clear result in one channel says nothing about the others, and the Caddo active warrant search page covers what a listing does not prove.
Caddo County Warrant Search Results
What comes back depends on the channel. A Caddo County sheriff entry shows published fields, a Clerk index entry shows case activity, and a city court result shows citation status.
| Caddo warrant or case number | The issuing court's identifier, laid out like 2024-CR-01234 |
|---|---|
| Person named | The name on the docket or list |
| Offense or violation | The charge tied to the warrant |
| Issuing Caddo court | The district court, Shreveport City Court, or a lower court |
| Status | Active, served, or recalled at the time of the search |
The stamped number is an example, not a real record. A working Caddo County case number comes from the paperwork. Note: a Caddo County warrant number belongs to the court that issued it, so clerks ask for it before pulling a file.
Why a Caddo Warrant May Be Missing
A missing name is not a clearance. The Caddo County sheriff list omits fugitives from other agencies working inside the parish, and it can lag the newest Caddo County court action.
- A juvenile matter, kept off adult lists by Children's Code rules.
- A Caddo warrant issued in the last few days, before a refresh.
- A Caddo warrant held by a mayor's court or justice court.
- A matter handled elsewhere, including a federal case in Shreveport.
- An expunged record, which is no longer public.
Every gap in Caddo County points to the same fix: call the court named on the notice. Steps for a city case sit under Caddo city court warrants.
Caddo County Warrants: Who Holds What
Caddo County splits its warrant records across many offices. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office publishes the active warrant list and carries out court warrants. The Caddo Parish Clerk of Court keeps adult district court indexes, minutes, and images. Mayor's courts and justice-of-the-peace wards keep their own dockets. So does the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court for juvenile matters. A federal case routes through the Western District in Shreveport, and no statewide database can confirm a Caddo County warrant status.
Caddo Warrant Status Words
Official Caddo County pages lean on a short set of words to describe where a warrant stands.
- Active
- The warrant is still in force and awaits service or recall.
- Outstanding
- An unserved Caddo warrant.
- Served
- The warrant was carried out, usually when the person was taken into custody.
- Recalled
- The issuing Caddo court withdrew the warrant.
- Failure to appear
- A missed court date that can lead to a warrant under La. C.Cr.P. art. 333.
Under La. C.Cr.P. art. 205, a warrant stays in effect until it is executed or recalled. Caddo County courts say warrant and bench warrant. They do not use the fine-collection term some other states favor.
Which Warrants Stay Restricted
Not every Caddo County warrant shows up in a public list. Louisiana law lets a Caddo County office withhold certain records. A few categories sit outside ordinary search practice, and an empty result is never proof.
Key Rules:
Juvenile Caddo matters are confidential under the Louisiana Children's Code, so they stay off an adult warrant list.
Law-enforcement exceptions in La. R.S. 44:4 let a Caddo custodian withhold some arrest records.
An expunged Caddo record is no longer public, so a not-found result may reflect an expungement.
A Caddo warrant may be withheld until it is served.
If a request is refused, the custodian must cite the exemption under La. R.S. 44:32. A requester in Caddo County can ask for that determination.
Caddo Warrant Phone and Request Routes
Phone and written routes cover what the Caddo County lists miss. A call can confirm whether an entry is current. A records request can produce a defined record. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office public-records request form is the online route for a specific Caddo County record; name the record and its date range.
A narrow request is easier for the custodian.
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, 24-hour line
(318) 675-2170
Long distance (800) 640-3091
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, Warrants Division
(318) 681-0670
Weekday business hours only
Caddo Parish Clerk of Court, Criminal Division
(318) 226-6786
criminal@caddoclerk.com
Copies $1 a page; certified copies $5
Shreveport City Court, criminal and traffic
(318) 673-5830
Citation and court-date questions
Note: a payment demand is never proof of a Caddo County warrant. Confirm any request through a number you found yourself.