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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, has about 225,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Caddo Parish and the City Courts and Parish Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Caddo Parish public records, Caddo Parish arrest records, Caddo Parish warrants, Caddo Parish inmate search, Caddo Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Caddo Parish
Court cases from Caddo Parish are filed in the District Court for Caddo Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the City Courts and Parish Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of Court.
The Clerk of Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Louisiana Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Caddo Parish
For Caddo Parish, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the parish at caddoclerk.com (page title: Caddo Parish Clerk of Court), 501 Texas Street, Room 103 Shreveport, LA 71101, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Louisiana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Louisiana court page SearchSystems verified is at lasc.org/Search.
What Reaches the Court from Caddo Parish
Together, the four agencies in Caddo Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,713 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Caddo Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at caddo.gov/portfolio-item/caddo-parish-district-attorney (page title: Caddo Parish District Attorney | Parish of Caddo), phone (318) 226-6960, 525 Marshall Street Shreveport, LA 71101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Caddo Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Caddo Parish criminal records, Caddo Parish divorce records, Caddo Parish traffic tickets, Caddo Parish DUI and Caddo Parish property records.
Cities in Caddo Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Caddo Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Caddo Parish, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Shreveport (176,578)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Caddo Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at caddoclerk.com.
Which court hears felonies in Caddo Parish?
The District Court for Caddo Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The City Courts and Parish Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets.
Who keeps the court records in Caddo Parish?
The Clerk of Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Louisiana?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Caddo 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.