State Police Commission New Hire

Retirement Information

The retirement system for State Police Troopers is the Louisiana State Police Retirement System (LSPRS). Currently, the law sets the employee contribution rate at one of the following:

9.5% if first employment making the employee eligible for membership in the retirement system is on or after January 1,2011.
8.5% if first employment making the employee eligible for membership in the retirement system is prior to January 1, 2011.
8.0% if hired prior to January 1, 2011 and participated in the "old" DROP, of earned compensation, or base pay, for state police officers.

Upon hire as a Cadet, the LSPRS will meet with Cadets at the Training Academy during their first weeks of employment to bring and go over retirement enrollment forms, beneficiary forms, transfers of service credit; and to answer any questions Cadets may have.

Insurance Information

New, full-time employees have 30 days from their date of hire to enroll in health insurance coverage and/or life insurance coverage through the Office of Group Benefits. The Office of Group Benefits (OGB) is the state agency authorized by state statute to provide health and life coverage to eligible employees of the State of Louisiana. Employees are eligible if their employment status is considered full-time.

As part of the regulations of the Affordable Care Act, employees must either enroll in health insurance, or if they choose, waive coverage as a new hire. If coverage is waived employees will not be able to enroll later decide unless there is a qualifying OGB event OR until OGB Annual Enrollment which typically runs from October through mid-November of each year with an effective date of January 1 of the following year.

An additional way to enroll in health coverage is through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Please read carefully the notice below titled “ACA Marketplace Notice” for more information. Please note that coverage offered through the Marketplace is independent of any coverage offered through OGB.

For information about health plans offered through OGB, premium rates for the various plans, events that are deemed qualifying for making changes to insurance, flexible benefits offered, documentation to submit if enrolling dependents, life insurance offered through OGB, etc., please contact the Office of Group Benefits at 1-800-272-8451 or visit their website at https://info.groupbenefits.org.

The following forms should be returned to [email protected] within 30 days of hire date:

Office of Group Benefits Enrollment/Change Form

Prudential Life Insurance Enrollment Packet

Information Regarding the Affordable Care Act/Health Insurance Marketplace

Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) Form

Many employees often ask about dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits. The state has contacts with several companies that offer voluntary benefits. Below is the link to the miscellaneous vendors with a listing of the products they offer.

Miscellaneous Vendors

Frequently Asked Questions

No, you have completed all the HR-necessary documents. If there is anything else needed from you, Human Resources will reach out to you by phone, email, or through your hiring manager.

You can make changes to your personal information through LEO. Changes that can be made through LEO include the following: Main Bank Information, Secondary Bank Information, and Address updates.

You may contact Human Resources between the hours of 8 am-4:30 pm at 225-925-6067 for any assistance.