Search Shreveport 24 Hour Booking
Shreveport 24 hour booking records involve two separate agencies and two separate jail systems. The Shreveport Police Department runs the jail and city jail, while the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office handles the parish detention center. If someone is arrested by SPD, they go to the city jail first. Parish arrests go to the Caddo Correctional Center. Finding booking records in Shreveport takes a bit of extra work right now because the city's online booking system is temporarily down. The parish still has tools you can use to check recent bookings and track inmate status.
Shreveport Quick Facts
Shreveport Police and 24 Hour Booking Records
The Shreveport Police Department is at 1234 Texas Ave. Call (318) 673-7300 for general questions. SPD handles all city arrests and operates the Shreveport City Jail at 755 Hope St. When someone is arrested on a city charge, bonding takes place at the city jail. That is where you go to post bond for an inmate held on a Shreveport ordinance violation or misdemeanor.
SPD's website at shreveportla.gov/422/Police has links to department information and public safety resources. However, the department has noted that booking information is currently unavailable on its site. This means you cannot search Shreveport city jail bookings online right now. If you need to know whether someone was booked at the city jail, you have to call the jail directly or visit in person.
For formal public booking records requests, SPD has a separate process. Submit requests through the city's public records request page. This covers arrest reports, incident reports, and other police documents. Louisiana law gives agencies up to five business days to respond.
The SPD webpage provides civic alerts and department news for Shreveport residents.
The screenshot above shows the Shreveport Police Department section of the city website. It has links to public information, crime data, and the records request system.
Shreveport City Jail 24 Hour Booking Details
The Shreveport City Jail at 755 Hope St holds people arrested on city charges. Bonding happens at the jail. The facility processes bookings for ordinance violations and some misdemeanors. People charged with felonies may be held briefly at the city jail before transfer to the Caddo Parish detention center.
Visitation at the Shreveport City Jail is temporarily suspended during renovation. If you need to contact someone held there, call the jail directly. Mail can be sent to the facility at the Hope Street address. Check with SPD for updates on when visitation will resume. Renovations can take months, and policies change as the work progresses.
Note: Bonding for city charges is handled at the Shreveport City Jail, not at the parish facility.
Caddo Parish 24 Hour Booking Search
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office handles bookings for the parish. Their main office is at 501 Texas St, Room 101 in Shreveport. Call (318) 226-6500 for information. When someone is arrested by sheriff's deputies or transferred from SPD on a felony charge, they go through the parish booking system.
Caddo Parish runs a victim notification system through LAVNS at caddo.lavns.org. This booking tool lets you look up inmates in the Caddo system and register for inmate alerts. You get notified when an inmate's custody status changes. The LAVNS system covers bookings, releases, transfers, and escapes. It is free to use and open to anyone.
The Caddo LAVNS portal shown above lets you search for inmates held in the parish booking system. You can look up inmates by name and register for notifications. This is especially useful for victims of crime who want to know when an inmate is released or transferred.
Shreveport 24 Hour Booking and Louisiana Law
Under La. R.S. 44:1, booking records are public records in Louisiana. Anyone can request them from either SPD or the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. You do not need to explain why you want them. The law says that records of booking an inmate under C.Cr.P. Art. 228 are public. Initial arrest reports are public too.
Some records are exempt. La. R.S. 44:3 protects records related to ongoing criminal investigations. Juvenile records are not public under La. Ch.C. Art. 412. And watch out for scams. The Caddo Sheriff's Office has warned residents about phone scammers who pretend to be deputies and ask for bond payments over the phone. The sheriff's office will never call and ask for bond money. If you get a call like that, hang up and report it.
Louisiana is a closed record state for full criminal histories. La. R.S. 15:587 restricts access to the LACCH system. Only authorized agencies and the inmate can see those records. But single booking records from the local jail are public and available through the methods described above.
How to Get Shreveport Arrest Records
There are a few paths to get booking and arrest records in Shreveport. For city arrests, contact SPD's records division or submit a public records request online. For parish-level records, call the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office or use the LAVNS search tool. Standard record fees apply. Copies typically cost between $0.25 and $1.00 per record page under Louisiana law. Certified booking copies cost more.
You can also track inmates through VINELink, the national victim notification network. The Louisiana DPS&C offender locator covers people in state custody. Both systems update every 24 hours.
Note: Since the SPD online booking tool is down, calling the city jail is the best way to check recent Shreveport city bookings.
Caddo Parish Booking Records
Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. The parish sheriff runs the main detention center and handles felony bookings for the whole area. For parish-wide resources and full contact details, check the Caddo Parish page.
Nearby Cities With Booking Records
These cities near Shreveport have their own booking information pages:
Bossier City sits right across the Red River in Bossier Parish. It has its own police department and city jail. Monroe is about 100 miles east in Ouachita Parish. Each city uses a different sheriff for parish-level bookings.