Louisiana State Police is now accepting applications for Cadet Class 108. While the class does not start until January 4th, 2026, the application deadline is August 18th – a little more than one month from now. Captain Johnnie Brown says you can fill out the application on the state police website.
“There’s a written test. It’s pass or fail. Once they pass that test, then that officially gets them into the state police application process,” Brown said.
And Captain Brown says that application process lasts several months and has several components.
“They would do a physical assessment. They would also do an oral assessment, which includes a polygraph and a background portion of the application process, Brown explained.
Brown says there are certain requirements in order to be a Louisiana State Police trooper.
“Two years of experience as a peace officer with Level 1 training by POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) standards, or you can have a minimum of 50 semester hours of college credit,” Brown said.
Or they can have a combination of the two, such as one year of law enforcement experience and 30 semester hours of college credit. Or they can have three years of continuous active-duty military service.
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