Search Caddo Parish Property Tax Records

Caddo Parish property tax records can be searched online or in person at the assessor's office in Shreveport. The parish maintains free public access to real estate data including owner names, assessed values, and subdivision details. With a population near 249,000, Caddo Parish is one of the largest in the state and has robust digital tools for looking up tax records. The assessor's office, the sheriff's tax collection division, and the clerk of court all play a role in the property tax record system here.

Caddo Parish Assessor's Office

Dr. Regina Webb serves as the Caddo Parish Assessor. Her office is at 501 Texas Street, Room 102, in downtown Shreveport. The assessor's staff discovers, lists, and values every piece of taxable property in the parish. That covers homes, commercial buildings, vacant land, business personal property, and oil and gas equipment. The primary goal is fair and equal values for all property.

The Caddo Parish Assessor's website gives you free access to search tools, homestead exemption info, and contact details for the Shreveport office.

The office also handles homestead exemption applications. You can start that process online through the website. Under La. R.S. 47:1703, owner-occupied homes get a $7,500 reduction in assessed value. That equals $75,000 off the market value. Apply as soon as you buy your home and move in.

How to Search Caddo Parish Tax Records Online

Caddo Parish offers free public property searches on the assessor's website. You can search by owner name, by Section-Township-Range, or by subdivision name. The search returns the owner of record, the legal description, assessed values, and you can view the parcel on GIS maps. No login is needed for these basic lookups.

For more detailed data, the parish provides the actDataScout platform. This tool lets you pull up real property records for Caddo Parish with more search filters and data fields than the basic free tool. It is a solid choice when you need to dig deeper into the tax record for a specific parcel.

Professional users can get a subscription for even broader access. The subscription includes interactive mapping with geospatial imaging, history cards for historical assessment data, and advanced search filters. Contact the assessor's office at (318) 226-6701 for details on the subscription cost.

Note: History cards let you view how a property's assessed value changed over the years, which is useful for appeal research.

Caddo Parish Adjudicated Property Records

When property taxes go unpaid, the land can end up at a tax sale. If nobody buys it at auction, it gets adjudicated to the local governing body. In Caddo Parish, properties adjudicated since January 1, 1975 fall under parish control. The Caddo Parish Commission does not keep a list of these properties on their own site. Instead, they point you to the assessor's online search database to find adjudicated parcels.

The Caddo Parish government page on adjudicated property explains the process and links to auction resources.

Online auctions for adjudicated properties run through CivicSource. You can browse available parcels and place bids. Louisiana law allows the parish to sell property that has been adjudicated for more than three years. This can be a way to buy land at a low cost, but you should check the tax record and title history first.

For property adjudicated before 1974, the State Land Office holds those records. You can search for free at the State Land Office document portal. Those files go back to 1880 and include adjudications, redemptions, and cancellations.

Caddo Parish Property Tax Rates

Caddo Parish has a combined millage rate of about 135.4 mills. On a $200,000 home with the homestead exemption, that works out to roughly $1,693 in annual property taxes. The exact amount depends on which taxing districts your property falls within. School boards, fire districts, and municipal services each add their own millage on top of the parish rate.

Under La. Const. Art. VII §18, residential property is assessed at 10 percent of fair market value. So a $200,000 home has an assessed value of $20,000. Subtract the $7,500 homestead exemption, and you have $12,500 in taxable value. Multiply that by the total millage rate to get your tax bill. Commercial property is assessed at 15 percent. Public service property sits at 25 percent. These ratios apply statewide, but the millage rates vary from parish to parish and even within a parish.

Under La. R.S. 47:2331, property gets reassessed at least every four years. When that happens in Caddo Parish, values can shift based on sales data and market trends. The assessor is prohibited from "sales chasing," which means they cannot adjust your value just because your neighbor's home sold at a high price. Appraisals must follow the mass appraisal standard.

Note: The City of Shreveport collects its own taxes separately at (318) 673-5500.

Caddo Parish Clerk of Court

The Caddo Parish Clerk of Court sits at 501 Texas Street, Room 103. The clerk maintains land records, conveyances, mortgages, and liens. These documents connect to property tax records because they show who owns the land and what legal claims exist against it. If you need to confirm ownership or check for outstanding liens before buying property, the clerk's office has what you need.

Land records are available online through the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority. You can also email the copies department at copies@caddoclerk.com to request documents by mail. The phone number is (318) 226-6711. This is a separate office from the assessor, but they work with the same property data from different angles.

Appealing Caddo Parish Tax Assessments

You can challenge your property tax assessment in Caddo Parish if you believe the value is wrong. Start by visiting the assessor's office. Ask them to explain how they got your value. Under La. R.S. 47:2321, fair market value is the price a willing buyer and seller would agree to under normal conditions. If you have evidence your property is worth less, bring it.

Each year the assessment rolls open for a 15-day inspection period. That window falls between August 1 and September 15. File Form 3101 to request a hearing before the Board of Review. If you disagree with the board's decision, file Form 3103.A with the Louisiana Tax Commission within 10 business days. After that, you have 30 days to appeal to district court under La. R.S. 47:1992. Every deadline matters. Miss one and you lose your shot for that year.

Cities in Caddo Parish

Caddo Parish includes Shreveport, which is the parish seat and the largest city in northwest Louisiana. Other communities include Blanchard, Greenwood, and Vivian. All property tax assessments for these areas come from the Caddo Parish Assessor's Office. City of Shreveport residents pay additional municipal taxes collected through the city revenue office.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes surround Caddo Parish. Each has its own assessor and tax records system. Confirm the parish where the property sits before you start your search.