Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport
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 Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana |
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| Founded | January 18, 1838 | ||
| Named for | Caddo Native Americans | ||
| Seat | Shreveport | ||
| Largest city | Shreveport | ||
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| • Total | 937 sq mi (2,427 km2) | ||
| • Land | 879 sq mi (2,277 km2) | ||
| • Water | 58 sq mi (150 km2), 6.2% | ||
| Population (est.) | |||
| • (2015) | 251,460 | ||
| • Density | 290/sq mi (112/km²) | ||
| Congressional district | 4th | ||
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||
| Website | www |
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Caddo Parish (French: Paroisse de Caddo) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 254,969, making it the fourth-most populous parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport.
Caddo Parish is included in the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1838, Caddo Parish was carved from ; the legislature named it for the indigenous Caddo Indians.
As county seat, Shreveport is the site of the parish courthouse. Caddo Parish comprises the 1st Judicial District. Located downtown on Texas Street, the courthouse contains both civil and criminal courts. The current elected judges are: Ramon Lafitte, Craig O. Marcotte, Michael A. Pitman, Karelia R. Stewart, Robert P. Waddell, Erin Leigh W. Garrett, Katherine C. Dorroh, John Mosely, Jr., Brady O'Callaghan, Ramona Emanuel, and Charles G. Tutt and Roy Brun. The Clerk of Court is Mike Spence.
In April 2015, The New Yorker published an article about the prosecution of Rodricus Crawford, including a claim that Caddo Parish sentenced a disproportionately large number of persons to death.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 937 square miles (2,430 km2), of which 978 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 58 square miles (150 km2) (6.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 254,969 people, 119,502 households, and 68,900 families residing in the parish. According to 2012 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Caddo Parish population was 257,093. The population density was 286 people per square mile (110/km²). There were 108,296 housing units at an average density of 123 per square mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 49.1% White, 40.0% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 5.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
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