Career guide · Louisiana
How to Become a Female Police Officer in Louisiana
15 active openings· pay $40k–$84k/yr
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The core documents and certifications most Louisiana departments expect from police officer candidates:
- ✓Valid driver's license
- ✓Birth certificate or passport
- ✓High school diploma / GED
- ✓Physical agility waiver signed
- ✓CPR / First Aid certification
- ✓Written exam confirmation
- ✓Polygraph authorization form
- ✓Psychological eval clearance
- ✓Background check authorization
Police PAT fitness standards
Physical Agility Test (PAT) benchmarks. Women pass these at high rates when they train to them specifically — here are the minimum and target numbers:
| Event | Minimum | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Push-Ups (1 min) | 18 reps | 35 reps |
| Sit-Ups (1 min) | 25 reps | 40 reps |
| 1.5-Mile Run | 16:00 | 13:30 |
| 300-Meter Sprint | 82 sec | 65 sec |
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Open police officer jobs in Louisiana
15 live openings, updated weekly from official agency boards.
POLICE OFFICER 1-2
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health · Jackson, LA
Criminal Investigator 1/2
DPS-Office of State Police · Sulphur, LA
POLICE OFFICER 2
Delgado Community College · New Orleans, LA
Police Captain
LDH-Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports · Pineville, LA
Police Officer 3
LSU-Alexandria · Alexandria, LA
POLICE SERGEANT
McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR IV (INSPECTOR GENERAL) (CLASS CODE 0710)
Office of Inspector General · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR III (INSPECTOR GENERAL) (CLASS CODE 0709)
Office of Inspector General · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR II (INSPECTOR GENERAL) (CLASS CODE 0708)
Office of Inspector General · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
POLICE OFFICER 2
Pontchartrain Levee District · Lutcher, LA
POLICE OFFICER (LATERAL) (CLASS CODE 7110)
Police Department · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
POLICE OFFICER (REINSTATEMENT - FORMER NOPD) (CLASS CODE 7110)
Police Department · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
POLICE RECRUIT (CLASS CODE 7109)
NOPD · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
SPECIAL AGENT (CLASS CODE 2810)
City Wide · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
GROUNDS PATROL OFFICER (CLASS CODE 7185)
City Wide · 1340 Poydras Street, LA
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