Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Colonel Robert P. Hodges, Deputy Secretary - Custodian of Records
The mission of the Human Resources office is to provide a professional and responsive approach to Public Safety Services' human resources needs in the program areas of policies and procedures, benefits administration, classification and compensation, employee administration, and human resources-related training and development.
For the State Police hiring process, please contact the Louisiana State Police Commission.
For Civil Service job openings and hiring procedures, please visit Louisiana State Civil Service.
Some positions do require written examinations. You can obtain a complete listing of these classifications on the Louisiana State Civil Service web site.
No. All Civil Service applicants must create a job profile on the civilservice.la.gov web site and complete the application process through that site. Although resumes can be attached to a created profile, information that is not included in the application will not be considered when determining minimum qualifications.
Leave accrual is based upon an employee's years of Service
Years of Service | Per Hour Worked | Total Earned if 80 Hrs Worked |
Less than 3 years | .0461 per hour | 3.6880 |
3 years to 5 years | .0576 | 4.6080 |
5 years to 10 years | .0692 per hour | 5.5360 |
10 years to 15 years | .0807 per hour | 6.4560 |
Over 15 years | .0923 per hour | 7.3840 |
Yes, an employee may be placed on LWOP for any unapproved absence.
To apply, please complete the FMLA Request form and appropriate FMLA Certification form. These forms can be found in policy management site, Power DMS, in the Chapter 6 Appendix of the DPS Policies and Procedures Manual. Upon completion, please submit the FMLA Request form through your chain-of-command, and the FMLA Certification form to the DPS-FMLA inbox at
[email protected].
Director: Ginger Krieg
Phone Number: 225-925-6067
Physical Address:
7979 Independence Blvd. Suite 201
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 66614
Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6614
Part-Time / WAE / Student Hire
Office of Group Benefits Enrollment/Change Form
Prudential Life Insurance Enrollment Packet
Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) Form
Louisiana State Employee's Retirement System (LASERS)
Louisiana State Police Commission
Office of State Uniform Payroll (OSUP)
Louisiana Employees Online (LEO)