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Caddo Parish Traffic Court Split

Caddo traffic records are local to the issuing agency and the court path. The Caddo Parish District Attorney Traffic Division prosecutes state traffic-law violations in Caddo Parish from agencies such as the Caddo Sheriff, Louisiana State Police, constables, LSU Shreveport police, LSU Medical Center police, Centenary police, Wildlife and Fisheries, and DOTD. That division is not the right route for every ticket written inside parish lines.

Shreveport Police tickets are the key exception. Those tickets are handled at Shreveport City Court, not by the DA traffic division. This local split is the first fact to settle before paying, contesting, requesting a court date, or searching records. The same person can have a Caddo Parish traffic citation handled through a state-ticket process and a separate city ticket handled through the city court portal.

The DA traffic division source is the official lead for Caddo Parish state-ticket handling.

The DA traffic image anchors the agency split that controls where many Caddo Parish traffic court records are paid, contested, or researched.

Search Caddo Parish Traffic Citations

For Shreveport Police tickets, the city court online environment is the practical citation lookup and payment route. City Court tools allow case research, online payments, and viewing or downloading filed documents. The city portal notes that non-mandatory citations may be paid by the deadline, while contested matters require setting a trial date or appearing as directed. City Court also identifies night court for certain non-contest or court-mandatory matters.

For Caddo DA traffic matters, payment information is not the same as a city portal search. The DA traffic page directs people to obtain the ticket amount from the Caddo Sheriff at 318-681-0622 and pay the sheriff by the due date. If the ticket is not payable, the person must follow the court-notice or appearance process rather than treating it as a simple online fine.

1. Identify the issuing agency on the citation before searching or paying.
2. If Shreveport Police issued the ticket, use the Shreveport City Court portal or call 318-673-5830.
3. If Caddo Sheriff, Louisiana State Police, or another DA-listed agency issued it, follow the DA traffic division and sheriff payment instructions.
4. Check whether the ticket is payable or requires a court appearance.
5. For a contest, set the court date as directed and keep proof of any payment, extension, or court setting.

The Shreveport City Court online portal is the city citation payment and case-research channel.

The city portal image shows why Shreveport Police citations should not be routed through the DA traffic-payment instructions.

Caddo Parish Traffic Lookup Fields

The exact dynamic labels in the Shreveport payment portal may render client-side, but the research captured the working field types and actions. Citation number is the most direct route for payment. Name and date of birth can help with case research where the portal allows it. A court-date or trial-setting action may require a phone call rather than a web form.

Pay or Contest Caddo Traffic Tickets

For Caddo DA traffic tickets that are payable, the DA page says to call the Caddo Sheriff at 318-681-0622 for the amount and pay by the due date. In-person payments are made at 501 Texas Street, Room 101, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Non-office-hours payments can be made at the Caddo Correctional Center main lobby, listed in the research as 1101 Forum Street or Drive. Money orders and cash are accepted. Personal checks and bank cards are not accepted.

One 30-day extension may be available. If the ticket remains unpaid after extension, the driver's license may be suspended. No pretrial, extension, or ordinary court request is available for DWI, driving under suspension, or other non-payable offenses. Shreveport City Court has a separate process: a person may pay a non-mandatory citation by deadline, call for a Monday or Friday trial date, or attend the listed night-court setting for certain matters.

Note: A ticket that requires court appearance should not be paid or ignored as if it were a routine payable citation.

Shreveport Traffic Court Records

Shreveport City Court is at 1244 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101. The Criminal/Traffic Division phone is 318-673-5830, fax is 318-673-5857, and hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Because Shreveport Police tickets are handled by this court, many city traffic records will not follow the Caddo DA traffic payment route even though the citation occurred within Caddo Parish.

The city court page also matters for record access. It links to records and payment portals, and the criminal/traffic division handles court-facing questions about city tickets, court dates, and failures to appear. When a Caddo Parish traffic search involves a Shreveport Police citation, start with the city court portal or division phone before calling the DA traffic office.

The Shreveport City Court page is the official court source for these city traffic records.

The Shreveport City Court image helps document the separate city path for Caddo Parish traffic citations written by Shreveport Police.

What Caddo Traffic Records Show

A court traffic record is the citation or court file tied to the ticket. It may show the ticket number, charge, court date, plea or disposition, fine and cost status, warrant or failure-to-appear status, and filed documents. It may also show whether a non-payable offense must go to court, whether diversion is available, or whether the record has moved into a criminal case path.

Caddo Parish Mandatory Appearance Tickets

Some Caddo traffic cases cannot be cleared by ordinary payment. The DA traffic page lists mandatory appearance examples including driving under suspension, no proof of insurance, reckless operation, careless operation, failure to stop for a school bus, and any offense involving an accident. DWI is treated separately and should not be handled like a routine traffic fine.

Mandatory appearance matters tend to create more court record activity because the court must address the charge, plea, and disposition. If the ticket involves DWI, driving under suspension, an accident, or another non-payable offense, the traffic record may overlap with criminal court records. A Caddo Parish DUI or DWI case should be researched through the criminal case path as well as the traffic citation route.

Caddo Traffic Diversion Records

The Caddo DA traffic pretrial diversion page describes a confirmed local diversion program. It may reduce an eligible moving violation to a non-moving violation if the driver completes the required terms. The page lists ineligible examples, including speed 16 mph or more over the limit, DWI conviction within three years, pending felony in Caddo District Court, and multiple violations in the last two years. CDL drivers are not eligible.

The diversion fee stack captured in the research is specific: a $110 nonrefundable DA fee, an approved driving school, and a $213 amended fine paid to the sheriff. The completion deadline is 25 business days after enrollment. Juvenile traffic offenders age 16 or younger are directed to the Juvenile Traffic Coordinator at 318-226-6772. These diversion details belong in the traffic record discussion because an amended disposition changes how the citation appears later.

The official traffic pretrial diversion source explains eligibility and local fee requirements.

The diversion image connects Caddo Parish traffic records to the local process that may amend an eligible moving violation.

Court Record vs Driver Record

A Caddo Parish court traffic record is not the same file as an official Louisiana driving record. The court record is held by the court or agency handling the citation. The state driver record is held by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles and reflects license status, convictions, suspensions, and personal or commercial driving privileges. A court may show a pending citation before the OMV driver record changes.

The Louisiana OMV official driving record page is the state source for driver histories.

The OMV image makes the distinction concrete: traffic court records and driver records answer different questions.

Caddo Traffic Record Fees

Traffic costs depend on the route and the record requested. The research captured specific amounts for DA traffic diversion and OMV official driving records. It also captured Caddo Clerk copy context from the public-record request page, where written copy requests are required and copies are $1 per page plus postage. Do not assume a city portal fee or a court cost not listed in the official source.

The OMV research also notes that an online official driving record can be printed for 30 days after purchase. A third-party OMV request requires written authorization or waiver from the licensee. Retention examples include 10 years for DWI, vehicle negligent injury, and out-of-service convictions, or 55 years for a CDL holder, while other major suspendable or disqualifying convictions may remain for 5 years.

Caddo Traffic Access Limits

Louisiana public-record law supports access to public records unless a specific law restricts the record. La. R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect, copy, or reproduce public records. La. R.S. 44:32 addresses custodian duties, regular working hours, fees, and clarification for broad requests. For law-enforcement and prosecutive material, La. R.S. 44:3 creates restrictions but still leaves certain arrest, booking, citation, and charging records public.

Juvenile traffic needs careful handling. Louisiana Children's Code article 412 makes juvenile court records confidential except for traffic violations and specifically authorized disclosures. That does not mean all youth-related material is open in the same way as adult traffic records. Expunged records are also removed from ordinary public access under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure articles 971 and 973, while courts, prosecutors, law enforcement, the subject, counsel, and listed statutory users may still have access.

The Shreveport Criminal/Traffic Division page gives the city court contact point for city traffic records.

The division image closes the loop for Shreveport traffic records, where court access questions belong with the city criminal and traffic office.

CDL DUI and Expunged Traffic Records

Commercial drivers face tighter limits in Caddo traffic diversion. The DA traffic diversion source states that CDL drivers are not eligible. OMV retention rules also treat some commercial-driver convictions differently, with certain DWI, vehicle negligent injury, or out-of-service convictions retained for 55 years for a CDL holder. A CDL driver should check both the court record and the OMV driver record because the court disposition and license consequence are separate files.

DUI and DWI matters should not be treated as routine traffic tickets. The DA traffic page excludes DWI from the ordinary pretrial, extension, or court-request process. Those cases may create criminal court records, prosecutor records, jail records, and driver-record consequences. Expungement may remove qualifying records from ordinary public access, but Louisiana law does not destroy the record and keeps access for specified criminal-justice and statutory users.