Caddo Parish sheriff's sale: how it works and how to check your date

When and where is a Caddo Parish sheriff's sale?

Caddo Parish sheriff's sales are held every Wednesday at 10:00 AM, except holidays. They take place at the Caddo Parish Courthouse, 501 Texas St. in Shreveport, in Room G-1 or Room G-20. Your notice or the sheriff's listing will say which room.

A winning bidder has to pay with certified funds by 2:00 PM the same day. The sheriff's page says a bidder who does not pay is barred from bidding for 180 days, and then permanently. Buyers come prepared, and the sales move quickly.

This page covers homes in Shreveport, Keithville, Greenwood, Blanchard, Vivian, Oil City and the rest of the parish.

How to check your sale date

Look yourself up on the sheriff's sale list or on Civil View. Both are free to read and search.

• Caddo Parish Sheriff's sale list. The sheriff's own page for upcoming sales.
• Civil View. Search by sale date, plaintiff, defendant or address. It also has a view of sold and cancelled sales.
• The Inquisitor. The sheriff advertises sales there on Fridays.
• The Caddo Parish Clerk of Court. The suit is filed with the clerk before the sheriff sets a date. The clerk keeps the court records, and the clerk's web access is a paid service. Check the clerk's site for current fees.

The sheriff's civil department can also answer questions: (318) 681-0649 or (318) 681-0618.

The sheriff's list shows a "writ value." The sheriff notes that this is usually just the principal owed, not the interest and fees. Do not treat it as your payoff. Ask your servicer in writing for the full number.

How a Caddo sale fits into Louisiana foreclosure

The sale is the last step. Before it, the lender goes to court, a judge signs an order, and a deputy serves you a notice of seizure with the first sale date. Louisiana law says that date is at least 60 days after the judge signs.

1. 1

   Missed payments

   Calls and letters from your loan servicer. Free HUD-approved counseling is open to you now, and you can still sell the normal way.

2. 2

   The filing

   Federal rules generally keep a servicer from starting foreclosure until the loan is more than 120 days behind. Then the lender asks the court for a writ of seizure and sale.

3. 3

   Notice of seizure

   A deputy serves it. It lists the first sale date, which by law is at least 60 days after the judge signs the order.

4. 4

   The ads

   The sale is advertised in the parish paper: once at least 30 days ahead, and again in the last week.

5. 5

   Sheriff's sale

   Wednesdays. Caddo sells at the courthouse in Shreveport, Bossier sells online, DeSoto sells in Mansfield.

6. 6

   After the sale

   In Louisiana there is generally no way to buy the house back after a sheriff's sale. That is why the time before the sale matters.

Your notice or the listing will say "with appraisement" or "without appraisement." That matters after the sale, because it generally decides whether the lender can come after you for the rest of the debt. Our main foreclosure page explains the difference. A lawyer can tell you what it means for your loan.

What to do this week if you have a Caddo sale date

Start with the date on your notice, then work backward from it. Here are the steps in order.

1. Read the notice of seizure and write down the first sale date, the case number and whether it says "with appraisement."
2. Look yourself up on the sheriff's list or Civil View to confirm the date has not changed.
3. Call your servicer and ask in writing what it would take to catch up. Keep a copy of what you send.
4. Book a free HUD counselor and a lawyer. Both can see your papers and explain what is possible before the date.
5. If you want to sell, call us early. A closing needs time for the title work and the payoff from your lender.

Homes in Shreveport, Keithville, Greenwood, Blanchard, Vivian and Oil City all go through the same Caddo sheriff's sale. The process does not change by town. What changes is how much time is left, so the date on your notice is the number that matters.

What happens at and after the sale?

At the sale, the sheriff offers the house to the highest bidder. If it is the first offering and the house is sold with appraisement, bidding starts at two-thirds of the appraised value. If nobody bids that much, the sheriff advertises again and sells at a second offering for whatever it brings. After the sale the former owner generally has no right to buy the house back. That is why the days before the sale are the time to act.

What are my options before the sale?

You have several, and the free ones come first. Here is the short list. The main foreclosure page has all of them.

1. Call your servicer and ask in writing about catching up, a repayment plan or a loan modification.
2. Talk to a free HUD-approved housing counselor. Try the HUD counselor list or Catholic Charities of North Louisiana in Shreveport.
3. Talk to a lawyer. Bankruptcy generally pauses a sheriff's sale. That is a decision for you and an attorney.
4. A short sale, if you owe more than the house is worth.
5. List with a Realtor, if there is time and equity.
6. Sell to us. We buy houses as they sit, and a closing before the sale date pays off the loan through the title company.

Selling to us before a Caddo sale date

Call Charlie with your address and your sale date if you have one. We look at the house and the numbers, including what you owe, and tell you plainly what we can do. A local title company closes, gets the payoff from your lender and pays it out of the sale. You pick the closing date, as long as it is before the sheriff's date. Anything you do not want can stay in the house.

We are a local company in Keithville, in Caddo Parish. We are your neighbors, not a call center.

Updated October 21, 2026