Welcome to the Caddo Office of the Parish Attorney

The Office of the Parish Attorney was created and established pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Home Rule Charter of the Parish of Caddo. The Parish Attorney serves as the chief legal advisor to the Caddo Parish Commission, the Parish Administrator, and all offices, departments, boards and agencies of the governmental unit of the Parish of Caddo.

AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT

• Charter of the Parish of Caddo/Charter Review Committee
• Caddo Parish Code of Ordinances, including primary responsibility for the drafting and preparation of all ordinances and resolutions
• Louisiana Public Bid Law, including Parish of Caddo bid law policies and procedures in the Purchasing/Finance Department; review of all bid packages and requests for proposals; review of all standard construction contracts; drafting, preparing and negotiating individual construction contracts; professional services contracts; and purchase contracts
• Louisiana Public Records Law
• Louisiana Open Meetings Law
• Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics
• Cooperative Endeavor Agreements and Intergovernmental Agreements
• Federal laws and regulations, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Federal and state environmental law and Caddo Parish compliance policies, such as the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, La. R.S. 30:2001 et seq.
• Alcoholic Beverage Law and the Parish of Caddo alcoholic beverage permitting policies
• Gaming laws, such as the Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law
• Insurance programs, including worker’s compensation, employee health and general liability
• Property law; purchases, adjudicated property; right-of-way and servitude agreements; annexation, expropriations, property standards, oil, gas and timber transactions
• Worker’s Compensation Law
• Fire Protection Districts
• Waterworks Districts, including their boundaries and redistricting
• Zoning law, including district court appeals
• Sewer Service Districts
• Cable Franchise Law
• Industrial Development
• Personnel matters, including pre-disciplinary conferences and employee assistance programs
• Animal Services, including vicious dog claims and claims concerning the euthanasia of personal pets
• Liability claims
• Litigation, including wrongful death, personal injury, intentional tort claims, and others
• Geographical Information Services
• Computerized Legal Research Programs

The Office of the Parish Attorney also, and as always, has assisted the citizens of the Parish of Caddo and various other governmental entities in the pursuit of common goals and objectives. We are hopeful that the citizens of the Parish of Caddo, all parish officials, administrators, and employees, and other persons interested in improving our parish government will continue to inform us when we can assist them in their own public efforts.

Contacts

505 Travis Street, 8th floor
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6947
Fax: (318) 226-6974

Telephone & E-mail Directory

Frequently asked questions for Department of Parish Attorney

Q: Can a citizen of Caddo Parish receive free legal advice from the Parish Attorney?
Q: Does the Parish Attorney handle child support matters, hot check complaints or criminal investigations?
Q: If I received a traffic ticket and need to pay a fine, can the Parish Attorney help me?
Q: Can I find out the status of a pending lawsuit or confirm a hearing date by calling the Parish Attorney?
Q: What is adjudicated property and where are adjudicated properties located?
Q: Can the Office of the Parish Attorney assist me in the purchase of adjudicated properties?


Q: Can a citizen of Caddo Parish receive free legal advice from the Parish Attorney?

A: No. The Office of the Parish Attorney cannot represent or give legal advice to individual citizens of Caddo Parish. The Office of the Parish Attorney only represents the Parish of Caddo as a governmental entity.

Back

Q: Does the Parish Attorney handle child support matters, hot check complaints or criminal investigations?

A: No. Child support, hot checks and criminal matters are handled by the District Attorney for the First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Back

Q: If I received a traffic ticket and need to pay a fine, can the Parish Attorney help me?

A: No. Tickets and fines are handled by either the City Marshall’s Office (673-6800) or the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (681-0622).

Back

Q: Can I find out the status of a pending lawsuit or confirm a hearing date by calling the Parish Attorney?

A: No. You need to contact the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court (226-6780)regarding lawsuits and hearing dates in the First Judicial District Court; and the Shreveport City Court Clerk (673-5800) regarding lawsuits and hearing dates in the Shreveport City Court.

Back

Q: What is adjudicated property and where are adjudicated properties located?

A: Adjudicated property is property that has been forfeited to municipalities and/or parishes for the nonpayment of taxes by the previous owner of record. Approximately 8,700 adjudicated properties are located throughout Caddo Parish.

Back

Q: Can the Office of the Parish Attorney assist me in the purchase of adjudicated properties?

A: Yes. Adjudicated properties will be sold on a bid basis. The property will be conveyed to the person and/or entity with the highest bid. The Parish of Caddo has the ability to waive any all prior taxes and other charges associated with such properties.