Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

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The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury is the Governing Authority for Calcasieu Parish. To inquire about CPPJ jobs please call HR at 337-721-3520.

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Customer Use Policy:

Calcasieu Parish utilizes many digital outlets, including www.cppj.net as well as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Please be aware that when engaging with Calcasieu Parish via social media, you are agreeing to the following customer use policy:
Commenting on a Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Social Media Site:

Departments of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury share information, video and photos with the public through external social media websites. Comments made by the public will not be edited by Parish staff but a comment may be deleted if it violates the Parish comment policy listed below:

Comments should be related to the topic posted on the Police Jury’s social media page.

Comments that are not directly related to the purpose of the topic and/or general comments concerning the Police Jury can be emailed to the appropriate department on our website: www.cppj.net.

CPPJ social media pages are not for promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political office, or advertisement of a business or commercial transactions.

Obscene, harassing and threatening language is prohibited.

Offensive comments targeting any ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, religious group, gender or disability status are prohibited.

Personal attacks of any kind are prohibited.

Posting material advocating illegal activity is prohibited.

The Police Jury may make additions or modify the comment policy at any time.

Content Created by Users:
Social media users may post their own original content and are invited to do so as long as the content meets the Customer Use Policy standards and is relevant to the subject of the social media site.

Questions:
Questions regarding the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s social media customer use policy and/or social media activity should be submitted online at www.cppj.net.

The Police Jury is the governing authority of the Parish. Calcasieu Parish (pronounced CAL-ca-shoo) is located in Southwest Louisiana and has a population of 192,768.

Calcasieu, which means "crying eagle" in English, is said to have been the name of an Attakapas Indian chief who gave a peculiar cry like an eagle as he went into battle.

In the heart of Southwest Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish's rich history, diversified economy, and numerous recreational opportunities, make this area a wonderful place to live, work and visit.

The Calcasieu Parish governing body consists of 15 Police Jurors are elected to serve 15 single-member districts covering the entire parish. Two regular meetings are held each month, usually on the first and third Thursdays with a committee night held monthly on the fourth Thursday.

To fulfill the mission of the Police Jury, we proactively look for skilled talent to fill open positions within our organization. With over 600 employees we cover a wide variety of public services in the following departments:

• Animal Services
• Business/Career Solution Center
• Burton Complex
• Communications and Media
• Calcasieu Government Channel
• Engineering
• Facility Management
• Finance
• Geographic Information Systems
• Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
• Housing
• Human Resources
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Insurance & Risk Management
• Juvenile Justice Services
• Mosquito Control
• Parish Parks
• Planning/Development
• Public Works

If you are interested in pursuing an employment opportunity with the Police Jury please call the Human Resources Department at 337-721-3520 or visit www.cppj.net/jobs.

Mission

The mission of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury is to consistently and efficiently provide the highest quality of services to the people of Calcasieu Parish in a manner that is responsive to the will and needs of its citizens.