Frequently Asked Questions

Available positions may be found on the LCG website Civil Service Employment Opportunities and are posted on the bulletin board at City Hall, outside of the Civil Service office.

Lafayette Consolidated Government only accepts applications submitted through our online application process.  Applications may be completed by going to the “Careers” link on the Lafayette Consolidated Government website and selecting “Civil Service Employment Opportunities”.  Select the job(s) for which you would like to apply and complete the online application.   Applicants must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States and proof that they are 18 years of age or older at the time of application for the application to be accepted. Items demonstrating these requirements must be uploaded and submitted with the application. 

The application deadline is found on the online job posting. The deadline for accepting applications is either noon on the deadline date OR once the specified number of applications has been received.

No. Civil Service only accepts applications for positions that are currently open.

No. To be considered for any position, you must complete and submit the application for that position.

Yes. Civil Service Rules require that all applicants are tested. Examinations may take the form of a written test, a performance test, a ratings of education and experience, or a combination of these.  Written tests are administered at the Civil Service office; you will be notified of the time and date of written tests at the time you submit your application with the required identifying documents (see question 2 above).  Check-in for written tests is 15 minutes prior to the time of the test.  For performance tests or ratings of education and experience, you will be notified at a later date of the testing schedule.

No. Study guides are not available for any tests given by the Civil Service Office. Examinations are job-related and based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position; you may review these in the class specification included in the application packet.

No. The State Civil Service system and City-Parish Civil Service system are not related. You must apply and test for each LCG/City-Parish position for which you wish to be considered.

Tests are carefully analyzed and scored soon after they are administered. Applicants will usually receive an email in about a week to ten days indicating their scores. A score of 70 or above is considered passing. The top five names, including ties, will be certified and sent to the department where the vacancy exists. It is the department’s responsibility to conduct interviews and make a selection from the certified list. 

Test results will remain active for a period of 3 months. When a position becomes available, the Civil Service Office will use the list that is currently available. If a current list is not available, the office will advertise for the position. 

If your score is among the top five (5) scores plus ties, your name will be added to the register and will be sent to the department filling the position. The supervisor where the vacancy exists will conduct interviews and make any recommendation for employment.

Yes. Applicants providing a DD214 and having served 90 consecutive days of active duty with proof of honorable discharge will be awarded five points to a passing score.

Yes. Since each position is tested separately, you must complete an application for each job for which you wish to be considered. There is no limit to the number of jobs for which you may apply.

Yes. All newly-hired employees must complete a 6-month working test. During this period the employee shall not have the right to appeal to the Civil Service Board if terminated. Upon completion of the working test, the employee becomes a regular employee of the Classified Service.

Class titles and pay range minimum, midpoint, and maximum may be found in the Civil Service Rule book under Rule IV, Pay Plan.
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The pay range is the range of pay rates, from minimum to maximum, established for a pay grade or class, typically used to set individual employee pay rates.

Midpoint represents the middle of a given pay range.

For some classes, there are requirements which must be met in order to qualify.  Examples include a specific college degree, a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), or a specific professional license or certification.  If you do not possess the indicated special necessary requirement, you will either not be eligible for consideration or for appointment dependent on the specific necessary requirement.

Positions open to the public are typically posted Thursdays at approximately 3:00pm; however, some exceptions may apply.