BECOME A DPS OFFICER

QUALIFICATIONS

• Be a United States Citizen.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language.
• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years old at the time of application.
• Must possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License at the time of appointment.
• Must pass a physical examination and a physical fitness test.
• Must submit to a drug screen and a risk assessment.
• An applicant will be disqualified if there are any indictments or bills of information pending against him in which he is charged with a felony, or if he has been convicted within the past three (3) years of hit and run or driving while intoxicated.