Caddo Parish Clerk Office
The Caddo Parish Clerk of Court is the unified clerk for the First Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish. Louisiana does not split this role into a Texas-style district clerk and county clerk for local court records. The official administration page identifies Mike Spence as Clerk of Court and Dianne Doughty as Chief Deputy. The clerk's office is in Room 103 of the Caddo Parish Courthouse and serves as the main local counter for court filings, copies, marriage licenses, mortgage and conveyance records, jury functions, elections, and public-record access.
Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk: Mike Spence
501 Texas Street, Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-226-6780
Emergency fax: 318-227-9080
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Caddo Clerk administration page is one of the manifest sources for the office profile.
That office identity matters because the same elected clerk supports several record categories that other states may split among separate offices.
Caddo Parish Clerk Duties
The clerk handles civil suits, domestic filings, criminal cases, court minutes, marriage licenses, mortgages, conveyances, UCC matters, copy requests, election functions, and jury functions. The clerk also maintains separate contact routes for civil copies, civil and domestic filings, criminal minutes, juvenile matters, marriage, mortgage records, property records, copy requests, accounting, and jury service.
- Civil copies: 318-226-6791.
- Civil filings and domestic filings: 318-226-6776.
- Criminal minutes: 318-226-6786.
- Juvenile clerk: 1835 Spring Street, 318-226-6751.
- Marriage department: 318-226-6789.
- Records and property records: 318-226-6780 and records@caddoclerk.com.
The Caddo Clerk location page is the manifest source for the courthouse location.
Most clerk record tasks start at the courthouse, but the right department phone can save a trip for copy and filing questions.
Search Caddo Clerk Records
Online access runs through Caddo Clerk Connect and the clerk's Web Inquiry page. The public landing page links to Records Inquiry, Civil Inquiry, Criminal Inquiry, Marriage License Inquiry, account login, and new-account setup. The portal table also references Court, Property Records Inquiry, Property Fraud Alerts, E-Recording, Civil E-Filing, Criminal E-Filing, Free Court Event Inquiry, and Submit Marriage License Application.
The clerk's remote-access page gives unusually specific record coverage. Conveyance direct indexes begin 01/01/1914, indirect conveyance indexes begin 07/11/1983, and conveyance images run 1839 to present. Mortgage indexes and images begin in 1981. Civil suit name index coverage begins 01/01/1984, civil images are approximately 1947 to present, criminal name index coverage begins 01/01/1980, and criminal images begin 09/04/2002. Marriage name indexes and images run from 04/03/1838 to present.
Those coverage dates affect how a Caddo Parish Clerk of Court records search should be planned. Newer civil, criminal, property, and marriage records may be found through modern portal fields, while older conveyance and historical courthouse records may require book, page, party-name, or staff-assisted research. The remote-access instructions also warn that Internet Explorer is not compatible, that Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge are suggested, and that high-speed internet is recommended when viewing images. Mac access may work, but the clerk does not support it.
The Caddo Clerk contact directory is a manifest source for department-specific routing.
The contact split is important because civil filings, criminal minutes, marriage copies, and property records do not all use the same staff queue.
Request Caddo Certified Copies
A certified copy is a copy authenticated by the clerk for official use. Caddo Parish certified copies may be needed for court orders, criminal dispositions, divorce judgments, marriage licenses, property-linked judgments, succession documents, and other legal records. Online images and printed index pages can help identify a document, but certification comes from the clerk.
- Identify the record type, such as civil case, criminal case, marriage license, property record, succession filing, or court minute.
- Gather the case number, party names, license number, instrument number, date, or book and page when known.
- Check whether the document can be found through Web Inquiry or Clerk Connect before requesting staff handling.
- Submit a written request to the correct clerk department, including delivery method and contact information.
- Pay copy, certification, postage, and portal charges as required before release.
The clerk's written public-record request page is the fallback for records not exposed online, older files, certified copies, and records that need staff review.
Caddo Clerk Request Fields
The Caddo Clerk public-record request page states that public-record copy requests must be made in writing. Criminal public-record requests are directed to Caddo Parish Clerk of Court, Attention: Dianne Doughty, Public Records Request, 501 Texas Street, Room 103, Shreveport, LA 71101, with email Dianne.Doughty@caddoclerk.com. Civil request contacts are listed separately by the clerk.
| Request component | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Written request | Letter, email, or fax | The clerk states copy requests must be in writing. |
| Record type | Text | Identify criminal, civil, marriage, property, probate, or other record. |
| Identifying information | Text | Use case number, party names, license number, instrument number, date, or book/page. |
| Delivery method | Mail, email, fax, or in person | Copy fees apply regardless of delivery method; postage is added for mail. |
| Requester contact | Text | Needed for cost estimates, questions, and delivery. |
| Payment | Check, money order, portal, or office payment | Method varies by record type and department. |
Caddo Parish Clerk Fees
Clerk fees differ by access channel. Clerk Connect subscriptions cover index and image access, but printing, certified copies, copy requests, criminal background checks, and expungement filings have separate costs. The page should not treat online access as a substitute for a certified clerk copy.
| Item | Official amount or note |
|---|---|
| Clerk Connect day access | $20 for 24 hours |
| Clerk Connect monthly access | $50 |
| Clerk Connect yearly access | $500 |
| Image printing | $0.60/page |
| Credit-card convenience fee | 3.45% third-party fee for applicable clerk web transactions |
| Public-record copy | $1/page plus postage |
| Certified criminal copy | $5 certification plus copy cost as applicable |
| Criminal background check | $20/name |
| Certified marriage copy | $6.78 |
| Marriage license | $32 cash, from clerk FAQ |
The Caddo Clerk civil division page is a manifest source for civil filing and copy context.
Civil clerk records include more than lawsuits, because domestic, succession, judgment, and copy workflows also run through civil channels.
Caddo Clerk Forms
The Caddo Clerk forms page lists forms for marriage, covenant marriage, minister licensing, birth-certificate matters, UCC, affidavits of death and heirship, succession documents, protective orders, pauper affidavits, and other clerk functions. Forms are not the same as legal advice. They show what documents the clerk makes available for common record and filing needs.
The Caddo civil court costs page is the manifest source for filing-cost context.
Court-cost pages are useful before filing because deposits, certified copies, exhibits, and special case types do not share one price.
The official forms page is also represented by a manifest image.
Forms can support a filing or copy task, but a clerk record still needs the correct case, instrument, or license details.
Note: The clerk's record room can help locate documents, but the research states that it does not perform title searches.