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plural Caddo or Caddos
: a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and eastern Texas
2
: the language of the Caddo peoples
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Norman's schools were consolidated with those of Caddo Gap in 1971.
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Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
In Louisiana, the warnings were issued in Bossier, Caddo and DeSoto parishes, including the city of Shreveport.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Outsider Mitch Caddo runs the Passage Rouge Nation government alongside Tribal President Mack Beck.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Statewide, 55% of voters said yes, with Caddo and Bossier both agreeing by an even higher majority percentage mark.
—Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
In a statement, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office described the skydiver, whose identity was not released, as an Asian male.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
The unidentified skydiver − described as an Asian man sporting an orange wingsuit − was reported missing by the Gilliam Airport just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a press release from the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Are there any other signs something is amiss on Caddo Lake?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
They were first discovered in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County near Caddo Lake.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2024
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Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
In Louisiana, the warnings were issued in Bossier, Caddo and DeSoto parishes, including the city of Shreveport.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Outsider Mitch Caddo runs the Passage Rouge Nation government alongside Tribal President Mack Beck.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Statewide, 55% of voters said yes, with Caddo and Bossier both agreeing by an even higher majority percentage mark.
—Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
In a statement, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office described the skydiver, whose identity was not released, as an Asian male.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
The unidentified skydiver − described as an Asian man sporting an orange wingsuit − was reported missing by the Gilliam Airport just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a press release from the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Are there any other signs something is amiss on Caddo Lake?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
They were first discovered in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County near Caddo Lake.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2024
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“Caddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caddo. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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