Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Shreveport is a city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, with about 177,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Shreveport offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Shreveport, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Shreveport records are kept
- Kept by the City of Shreveport: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Caddo Parish or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Caddo Parish public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Shreveport City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: shreveportla.gov (page title: Shreveport, LA)
- Phone: 318-673-5510
- Address: 2139 Greenwood Road Shreveport LA 71103
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Shreveport
Louisiana public records law applies to the city government of Shreveport. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: shreveportla.gov/2538/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Shreveport, LA)
- Phone: 318-673-5200
- Address: 505 Travis Street 4th Floor Shreveport, LA 71101
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Shreveport website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Shreveport offices listed above, and the city's own website is shreveportla.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Shreveport?
Shreveport cases are heard by the courts that serve Caddo Parish, and people arrested in Shreveport are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Caddo Parish public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Shreveport?
Through the city's records request page at shreveportla.gov/2538/Public-Records-Request, phone 318-673-5200. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.