Caddo Parish, Louisiana Inmate Search

The Caddo Correctional Center Inmates roster, maintained by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, is the direct source for current custody status at Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport. Search by name at that page or call (318) 681-0725. The roster is a public record under Louisiana Public Records Law (La. R.S. 44:1 et seq.) and covers adults held at the parish jail.

Looking for someone booked tonight? See Caddo booking contacts for phone-first contact info.

Searching the Caddo Parish jail roster

“Public records are available to any person” under La. R.S. 44:1 — the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office publishes the Caddo Correctional Center inmate list at Inmates with no login required. The roster displays booking photos alongside each entry, which helps confirm identity when common names appear.

1. Go to Caddo Correctional Center Inmates.
2. Search by last name. If the name is common, add a first name or date of birth to narrow results.
3. Use the date-range filter to narrow lookups to a specific booking window — useful when you know roughly when an arrest occurred but the name search returns multiple entries.
4. Confirm the booking date, charge, and housing unit shown on the record match the person you are looking for.

If the online roster is unavailable or you cannot confirm identity from the listing, call the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office directly at (318) 681-0725. Main office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, closed legal holidays, but custody inquiries are handled around the clock.

What the roster does (and doesn’t) show

Juvenile detainees, persons held under sealed orders, and individuals in federal custody do not appear on the Caddo Correctional Center roster. The Sheriff’s roster covers only adults booked into the parish jail; it does not reflect state prison placements managed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, nor does it show detainees held by federal agencies at separate facilities.

The roster also omits charges that were later amended or dropped after booking — the charge shown is the charge at intake. Bond amounts and case dispositions require a separate check through the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court, which handles felony criminal records for the First Judicial District Court. Booking photos are public under the same statute, but a photo appearing on the roster does not indicate conviction.

A new booking can take time to propagate from intake processing to the public-facing roster — someone arrested in the last few hours may not yet be visible online.

If someone was just booked tonight

Call the (318) 681-0725 — the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office line is staffed around the clock for custody questions, not just during business hours. That’s the fastest way to confirm whether someone is in the system before the online roster catches up. It’s a long night, and the phone is the right tool right now.

The person who was booked has the right to one phone call. They may not have made it yet — processing takes time, and that call sometimes comes hours after intake. If you haven’t heard from them, that doesn’t mean something went wrong. Give it time before assuming the call was missed.

Bond is not set at booking. In Caddo Parish, a judge sets bond at first appearance, which typically happens within 24 to 72 hours after booking. Calling tonight confirms custody and timing — it won’t get you a bond amount yet. That part is the hard part. Once bond is set, a licensed bondsman can post it; Louisiana law governing bail bondsmen is codified in state statute, and the Caddo Parish Sheriff can point you toward that process.

Visitation at Caddo Correctional Center is not available the night of booking. Check the Caddo Correctional Center visitation schedule and visitation rules — those pages confirm current hours and what identification visitors must bring. Video visitation is also available; instructions are posted at the video visitation page. That’s worth knowing now so you’re ready when the window opens.

Tomorrow morning: call the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court for case information once charges are filed. If you need an attorney, the Louisiana State Bar Association attorney finder and the Louisiana State Public Defender are both reachable by morning. Note that at Caddo Correctional Center and its substations, only money orders and cash are accepted — no credit cards — so plan accordingly if you’re preparing to post bond or deposit commissary funds.

If someone isn’t on the Caddo Parish roster

• Booking lag: A person arrested very recently may not yet appear — intake processing at Caddo Correctional Center takes time before a record goes live on the public roster.
• State DOC transfer: If the person has an existing state sentence or was transferred, search the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections inmate lookup at Inmate Information.
• Released: The roster only shows current detainees. A person who posted bond or was released on recognizance will no longer appear.
• Neighboring parish: An arrest by a Shreveport city officer or another jurisdiction may have routed the person to a different facility. Bossier Parish and DeSoto Parish each maintain their own rosters.
• Federal custody: Arrests by federal agencies (FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals) result in federal detention, which does not appear on the parish roster.
• Custody alerts: Register with Vinelink (LA VINE — Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System) to receive automated custody and release notifications for Caddo Parish.

Booking lag is the most common reason a name doesn’t appear in the first few hours after an arrest. If the roster still shows nothing after several hours, the state DOC lookup and a direct call to the Sheriff at (318) 681-0725 are the next steps.

If you can’t find them in Caddo Parish

A nationwide records search may help surface custody records from other parishes, other states, or federal facilities that the Caddo roster cannot display. No single database is complete, but a multi-jurisdiction search can surface records that local portals often leave gaps around.

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