Caddo Parish Most Wanted List
Sheriff's fugitive listings come straight from the agency itself. In Caddo Parish, the CPSO Active Warrants page is where the office posts the people it seeks. One caution matters up front. Fugitives wanted by other agencies who happen to be hiding in Caddo Parish are left off this list entirely. So a name that turns up nothing there has not been cleared of every municipal, state, or federal warrant out there.
The office leans on Louisiana Act 494 to justify publishing these photos. Helping officers locate wanted individuals is the stated purpose. That legal footing differs from the one behind inmate photos on the jail roster, which sits under a separate statute. The page has no fixed count and no posted update schedule. Treat it as a living source, not a snapshot.
Beside its search interface, the official CPSO warrant page lays out its own reasons and limits:
Screenshots go stale fast. A picture of the interface proves what the page held at one moment. Nothing more. Open the live site before drawing any conclusion about whether a warrant still stands.
Caddo Wanted Listing Fields
The layout is simple. Alphabet controls sit above a compact results table, and detail cards can add a warrant date plus last known location. Always match beyond a bare name. Two different people can share a first and last name with ease.
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Last, first, middle | The identity published by CPSO. |
| Photograph | The official image CPSO determined may aid apprehension. |
| Warrant date | The date tied to the published warrant entry, not an update guarantee. |
| City and ZIP | Geographic data on the card, not proof of current location. |
| Age and sex | Identity checks used with the name. |
| Height and weight | Physical descriptors that may change. |
Nothing on the page sets a refresh cadence. Warrant dates from years back can sit beside fresh entries. The number of results means little over time. And the date stays silent on what happened after, whether a booking, a release, or a later court hearing.
Use Caddo Most Wanted Safely
This tool exists for identification and lawful reporting. Nothing more. Treat the photos as working agency material, not as clip art for social media. Keeping the official page in control of the information is the safest habit.
- Open the CPSO Active Warrants page and use the surname alphabet control.
- Compare the full name, age, sex, height, weight, warrant date, city, and ZIP where available.
- Do not assume the address field shows a present location.
- If the person is seen, do not approach, follow, detain, or confront them.
- Use the listed CPSO contact or emergency services when immediate danger exists.
Wanted entries tend to vanish once an arrest happens. Around the same time, a booking may surface in the City Jail or CCC roster. The Caddo Parish booking and custody sources walk through that next stage in custody tracking.
Check Caddo Parish Warrants
Checking one person's warrant status takes more than the wanted list. CPSO excludes other agencies' fugitives. It never claims the page holds every CPSO warrant either. The Sheriff's Office or its Warrants Division can confirm current information directly. Court and prosecutor systems may surface a related case or filing. Still, a blank result there clears no one of anything.
- Search the official CPSO published list using the complete surname.
- Call CPSO at 318-675-2170 or the Warrants Division at 318-681-0670 and provide enough identity detail to avoid a common-name mismatch.
- Check the Caddo Clerk daily docket and criminal case tools for related proceedings.
- Use the Caddo DA case search by name or docket number, then verify through the Clerk.
- For a warrant concerning oneself, contact a lawyer or the issuing court to arrange a safe, lawful resolution.
Bench warrants land with the Clerk as part of criminal proceedings. The Clerk's docket can list a hearing date, courtroom, judge, and section. The DA's interface may locate a prosecution file. Neither system guarantees that a missing result means no warrant exists. When it counts, pick up the phone and confirm with the agency that holds the paper.
Note: Never let a private index decide whether a warrant is active or cleared.
Caddo Parish Warrant Types
What caused the warrant shapes both the source and the next step. The labels below describe common distinctions in plain terms. The issuing document and court file still control.
| Type | Meaning and safe response |
|---|---|
| Arrest warrant | A judge authorizes arrest based on a stated legal basis; confirm with the named agency or court. |
| Bench warrant | A court issues it during a case, often for a missed requirement; contact counsel or the issuing court. |
| Fugitive listing | CPSO chooses to publish an entry because it believes publicity may aid apprehension. |
| Other-agency warrant | A municipal, state, federal, or outside-parish authority controls the record, even if the person may be in Caddo. |
A warrant can come before any booking. It might follow a failure to appear. Or it may involve someone never held at CCC. Once an arrest happens, the person can appear in a Shreveport City Jail report or on the CPSO roster. When those fields exist, tie records together with full identity, warrant number, booking number, and docket. A photograph alone tells you nothing about sequence.
Caddo Warrant Tips and Safety
CPSO handles anything about its published list. The agency page shows both regular and after-hours contact routes. No Crime Stoppers reward or anonymity guarantee appears on it. So don't assume one exists.
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office501 Texas Street, Room 101
Shreveport, LA 71101
Main: 318-675-2170
Warrants Division: 318-681-0670
When you call, give the published name. Add the location or event you saw. Never post a confrontation or try to make an arrest yourself. Stay out of officers' way. If the threat is immediate, dial 911. Otherwise, use the listed channel and let trained officers take it from there.
Caddo Warrant App Shortcuts
The CPSO app page and the official PWA bundle Active Warrants with Current Inmates, tip submission, notifications, social feeds, and 9-1-1 calls. Think of the app as a navigation and alert layer. It does not expand the wanted list. It promises no faster refreshes, and it does not alter article 234's publication rules.
Each shortcut has its job. Active Warrants covers the published fugitive interface. Current Inmates matters after a possible arrest, when CCC custody is the question. Notifications and press releases cover selected events only, never the full warrant or booking picture. The underlying source stays the authority behind every button.
From Caddo Warrant to Court
A wanted listing is only the first step. A longer process may follow. An arrest can come first, then booking, release on bond, and an arraignment where a plea is entered. More hearings follow until the court reaches a final disposition such as dismissal, a plea, acquittal, or conviction. Each stage answers a different question, and it helps to keep them straight.
The wanted page tells you whether CPSO is publicly seeking someone. The roster shows whether that person sits in CCC custody right now. Court records from the Clerk and the DA reveal what actually happened in front of a judge. These are separate questions, and a listing can vanish before the case wraps up if charges get amended or refused.
When you check, carry the identity details along: full name, date of birth, warrant date and number, booking number, and the court docket. Those connect the stages better than any photograph. Note that the city and ZIP on a wanted card describe published record data, not a confirmed current location. A warrant record can shift before the roster or docket catches up. When timing matters, call the responsible office and read the newest court filing to see whether the warrant was recalled, satisfied, or replaced.
Clearing your own warrant means working through counsel or the issuing court, never a private listing or a comment thread. A lawyer can confirm which court holds the case, arrange the lawful next step, and walk you through bond or appearance rules. Reporting someone else? Take it to CPSO and do not confront the person. Only the agency or the court can confirm present status.
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