How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visitation rules and hours specific to Caddo Correctional Center weren't available here, so use Louisiana DOC guidance as your baseline and confirm local details before you travel. Start by making sure you're on the incarcerated person's approved visiting list. Complete any required Application for Visiting Privileges the way the facility instructs. On visit day, you'll register with staff, show a valid photo ID, and go through security screening (metal detector and possible searches). Arrive early enough to meet the posted cutoff time. Late arrivals can be turned away. Visits are a privilege and can be restricted or ended for rule violations. Some Louisiana facilities only allow prescribed life-saving medication if you declare it at the visiting desk. If someone is still in intake status, visits are typically not allowed, though immediate-family exceptions may be requested through reception.
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Your first visit will go much smoother if you confirm details directly with Caddo Correctional Center before heading out. Have a question about what you can bring, whether your medication is allowed, or anything that might delay your visit? Call ahead. The main phone number is (318) 677-5254, and the fax is (318) 677-5297. The facility is at 1101 Forum Drive, Shreveport, LA 71107.
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Cash can trip you up fast at Caddo Correctional Center. Anything over the facility's limit counts as contraband and won't be allowed in the visiting area. The exact dollar amount is spelled out in the Visiting Guidelines attachment—don't assume what you're carrying is fine.
Visitation at Caddo Correctional Center follows Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections visitation rules (OP‑C‑9). Authorized visits are allowed, but facility safety comes first. The process is designed to be consistent while still accounting for security needs.
The incarcerated person must first request you as a visitor and provide you the visitor application. Fill out the Application for Visiting Privileges (Form C-02-008-A) and submit it the way the facility directs.
Usually, no. People in intake status typically cannot receive visits, but if intake runs long, immediate-family visits may be requested through the facility’s reception procedures.
You'll register with staff, present a valid photo ID, and pass security screening before being admitted. Visitation is a privilege. Breaking rules can get your visit cut short or denied entirely.
Trying to find out where someone is housed? Start with the Imprisoned Person Locator phone line at 225-383-4580. Have their DPS&C number ready, or at minimum their full name and date of birth. You'll need one or the other to get location details.
Sending a money order through JPay is a straightforward option if you prefer paying by mail. Just get the deposit slip and addressing right—mistakes can delay the payment or get it sent back.
For Louisiana state prisons, money deposits go through JPay. You can add funds online (including JPay's mobile app), by phone at 1-800-574-5729, or in person at a MoneyGram walk-up location.
