March 2023: Volume 6, Issue 1

Our Mission: To provide merit-based, innovative workforce solutions which enable state government to attract, develop and retain a productive, diverse and engaged workforce that excels in delivering quality services to the citizens of Louisiana.

Excellent Compliance Audits

State Civil Service would like to commend Lake Charles Housing Authority and South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority for a perfect Compliance Audit. These agencies achieved 100% compliance in all categories audited. 

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Natural Resources, and Northwest Louisiana Human Services District are also to be commended for an excellent Compliance Audit. These agencies achieved 90% compliance or higher in all categories audited, had no areas of concern, and no major rule violations. 

The results received by these agencies show the value and importance of excellence they place on Civil Service rule compliance. They are to be commended for a job well done!

Lake Charles Housing Authority

Karen Parsons, Administrative Coordinator

S. Ben Taylor, Jr., Executive Director

Deborah Doshier, Housing Administrator

South Central Louisiana

Human Services Authority, featured with the State Civil Service Commission

Kristin Bonner, Executive Director

Lori Carlos, HR Specialist

Macy Comeaux, HR Director

Jackie Webre, HR Analyst

Shelby Hidalgo, HR Analyst

Amy Walker, HR Specialist

Louisiana Jobs Focuses on Agency Mission

We've updated our job seekers page! Louisiana Jobs is an interactive recruiting site designed to help job seekers connect their passion with the mission of Louisiana State agencies.

New features include:

• Job events calendar
• Mission-driven & agency-specific job searches
• Featured jobs

We want to make it easier for job seekers to see why they should apply and how they can make a difference by choosing Louisiana Jobs!

Success Series Webinars

Join us for a new year of Success Series Webinars! Find us at the regular time and place – Tuesdays on a quarterly basis, 1:00 p.m. at the monitor of your choosing. Register today for all four webinars, and get ready to design your professional identity!

State Civil Service and the Baton Rouge Testing & Recruiting Center will be closed on the following date for the Good Friday holiday.

• April 7, 2023

There will be no testing on this day.

McNeese Student Earns College Degrees

Through Compete LA

A paycheck can change your life, but a paycheck stub? Robert Boudreaux’s paycheck stub changed his life.

“I learned about the Compete LA program through my employer. I work full time as a master welder for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,” said Boudreaux, of Sulphur. “On one of my pay stubs there was a message about the Compete LA program. I was interested in the information about the program, so I inquired about it and the rest is history.”

This commemorative ceremony will honor Louisiana's Vietnam Veterans and their family members. Vietnam Veterans will be the guests of honor at this historic event that will highlight their accomplishments and service to this country.

There will be a live band performing, Vietnam era static displays, and a free luncheon will take place. Guest speakers include Governor John Bel Edwards, LT. Governor Billy Nungesser, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, and Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Joey Strickland.

We would love for you to join us for this very special ceremony and we look forward to honoring our Vietnam Veterans and their families. If you have any questions please contact Larry Williams at 225.276.8626 or larry.williams@la.gov.

Please RSVP a ticket for EACH person in your party who will be attending. Doors open at 9 am and the ceremony begins at 10 am on March 29th.