Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, has about 131,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bossier Parish comes from a judge of the District Court for Bossier Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Bossier Parish
In Louisiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bossier Parish that means the District Court for Bossier Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the City Courts and Parish Courts issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of Court.
For Bossier Parish, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the parish at bossierclerk.com (page title: Bossier Parish Clerk of Court | 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana), Monday - Friday, except legal holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Louisiana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Bossier Parish
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bossier City, Haughton, Benton and Plain Dealing serve warrants in Bossier Parish.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Bossier Parish: Louisiana State University at Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana State University at Shreveport and Southern University and A&M College at Shreveport (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Shreveport Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Bossier Parish, so its arrests are not broken out for Bossier Parish here.
A warrant issued in Bossier Parish is good anywhere in Louisiana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Bossier Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,310 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Bossier Parish arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bossier Parish Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the parish jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, held about 1,120 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at bossiersheriff.com/inmateLookup. The Bossier Parish inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Bossier Parish on a warrant from another parish is held at the same jail until that parish takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Bossier Parish
Whether a warrant is out from Bossier Parish shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 318-965-3714, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office at bossiersheriff.com/inmateLookup, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Bossier Parish pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
The statewide criminal history kept by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification is not open to the public in Louisiana, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Bossier Parish
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Bossier Parish that means appearing before the District Court for Bossier Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Court.
A missed date in a case before the City Courts and Parish Courts is handled by that court, not by the District Court for Bossier Parish.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bossierparishla.gov, phone 318-965-3714.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Bossier Parish?
Not from the Bossier Parish pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Court.
Who serves warrants in Bossier Parish?
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Louisiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Bossier Parish held?
At the parish jail, run by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Bossier Parish cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Court.
Is this the official Bossier Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.