Caddo Parish Jail Mugshots

Caddo Parish jail mugshots are posted on the sheriff's office website and updated as new bookings come in. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office runs the Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport, which is the main jail for this parish. Caddo Parish sits in the far northwest corner of Louisiana and has one of the state's largest inmate populations. Booking photos, arrest details, and charge information are all part of the public record in Caddo Parish. Anyone can look up current inmates through the online search tool or through the LAVNS system. The sheriff's office also keeps an active roster that shows each person held at the jail along with their booking date and charges.

Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Records

Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr. leads the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. The office is at 501 Texas Street, Room 101, in Shreveport. You can call them at 318-677-5254 or send email to welcome@caddosheriff.org. The sheriff's office handles all jail mugshots and arrest records for Caddo Parish. Under La. R.S. 44:1, these records are public and must be made available to anyone who asks. The office runs the jail, patrols the parish, and manages booking records for every arrest made in Caddo Parish.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office website at caddosheriff.org has a lot of useful tools. You can search for inmates, check on recent bookings, and look at jail mugshots right from the main site. The inmate search and jail roster tools are free to use.

The screenshot below shows the main page of the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office website where you can start your search for jail mugshots and inmate records.

From this page you can find links to the inmate search tool, arrest reports, and other jail records maintained by the sheriff's office. Each booking record includes a jail mugshot and arrest details.

Note: Caddo Parish booking records include the arrest date, charges, and mugshot photo for each inmate processed at the jail.

Caddo Parish Jail Mugshot Search

The Caddo Parish inmate search tool is at caddosheriff.org/inmates. This is the best way to find jail mugshots for people held at the Caddo Correctional Center. The tool lets you search by last name, first name, or middle name. Results show the booked date, age, sex, height, and weight for each inmate. You can sort results by date with the newest bookings first or the oldest first. There is also a filter that lets you pick the first letter of the last name to narrow things down.

Each page shows up to 100 entries. That is a lot of records to scroll through, so using the name search is faster if you know who you are looking for. The Caddo Parish jail mugshots page is updated regularly as new people are booked in or released from the jail.

Here is a look at the Caddo Parish inmate search page where you can look up jail mugshots and booking records.

The inmate search results include key details about each booking record. Keep in mind that an arrest does not mean the person has been convicted. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office posts a disclaimer on their site stating that this information is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change.

Caddo Parish jail mugshots are part of the public record under Louisiana law. La. R.S. 44:3 does set some limits on what can be shared, but booking photos and basic arrest information are generally available to the public. The jail processes a high volume of bookings each year given the size of Shreveport and the surrounding area. Each arrest creates a new mugshot record in the system.

Note: Caddo Parish jail mugshot results can be sorted by booking date, with the newest arrests shown first.

Caddo Parish LAVNS Jail Notification

The Louisiana Victim Notification System, known as LAVNS, is another way to look up inmate information for Caddo Parish. You can access the Caddo Parish LAVNS portal at caddo.lavns.org. This system lets you search for inmates and also sign up for alerts when an inmate's status changes. If someone you know has been arrested in Caddo Parish, LAVNS can notify you if that person is released or transferred.

The screenshot below shows the Caddo Parish LAVNS portal.

LAVNS is run by the state and works with all parishes in Louisiana. For Caddo Parish, the system pulls inmate data from the Caddo Correctional Center. You can use it alongside the sheriff's own jail mugshot search tool. The statewide LAVNS site is at lavns.org.

Note: Caddo Parish jail mugshots on LAVNS update as inmates are booked into or released from the detention center.

How to Request Caddo Parish Arrest Records

You can get copies of Caddo Parish jail mugshots and arrest records in a few ways. The fastest method is to use the online inmate search for current jail mugshots. If you need official copies or older arrest records that are not on the website, you will need to contact the sheriff's office directly. Call 318-677-5254 or visit the office at 501 Texas Street in Shreveport.

Louisiana's public records law under La. R.S. 44:1 gives you the right to access these records. The custodian of records must respond to your request within a reasonable time. Some records may have fees for copies. If you need court records related to a Caddo Parish case, those are handled by the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court, not the sheriff's office. Jail mugshots and booking data come from the sheriff. The jail roster is the best place to start.

You can also check VINELink for offender information. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections at doc.louisiana.gov has records for people in state custody. For people held at the Caddo Parish jail, the sheriff's office is your primary source.

Jail Mugshots in Caddo Parish

The Caddo Correctional Center is the main jail for Caddo Parish. It sits in downtown Shreveport and holds inmates awaiting trial, serving short sentences, or waiting for transfer to state facilities. The jail books hundreds of people each month, and each booking creates a new record with a mugshot. These Caddo Parish jail mugshots become part of the permanent record.

Shreveport is the largest city in Caddo Parish and generates most of the arrests processed at the Caddo Correctional Center. The city has its own police department, but all bookings go through the parish jail. This means Caddo Parish jail mugshots include arrests made by Shreveport PD, the sheriff's office, and other agencies operating in the parish.

La. R.S. 44:700 addresses the release of certain records and how law enforcement agencies in Louisiana handle public information requests. In practice, the parish makes most booking information freely available through its online tools. You do not need to file a formal request for basic jail mugshot data that is already posted on the sheriff's website. The jail roster is public and free to browse.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes border Caddo Parish or are close by. Each one has its own sheriff's office and jail with separate mugshot records.