Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused catastrophic damage to many of the parishes in southern Louisiana. Because of the extensive damage and the necessity of emergency personnel to respond to this major crisis, our office will be cancelling examinations that were scheduled in September and October for the following jurisdictions:

1) Covington   September 15, 2005 - Police Sergeant, Police Captain and Police Lieutenant. These exams had been rescheduled to be administered on November 14, 2005, however, they have been canceled and will not be given on this date. These exams had been rescheduled to be administered on December 13, 2005, however, they have been postponed and will not be given on this date.

2) Kenner    September 19, 2005 - District Fire Chief. This exam has been rescheduled to be administered on December 14, 2005.

3) Kenner    October 3, 2005 - Police Officer and Correctional Peace Officer. These exams have been rescheduled to be administered on December 14, 2005.

4) Bogalusa   September 20, 2005 - Correctional Officer, Police Sergeant, Firefighter First Class, and Fire Captain.

5) Bogalusa   October 20, 2005 - Assistant Fire Chief, Police Captain, Police Major, and Assistant Police Chief

6) St. Tammany F.P.D. #4   October 26, 2005 - Firefighter and District Fire Chief. These exams have been rescheduled to be administered on December 6, 2005.

7) Lake Charles   September 29, 2005- Firefighter and Firefighter First Class. These exams have been rescheduled to be administered on December 12, 2005.

8) Houma   October 4, 2005- Radio Dispatcher. This exam has been rescheduled to be administered on December 5, 2005.

9) Jefferson FPD   October 11, 2005- Fire Equipment Officer, Fire Communications Officer II, Fire Communications Supervisor, Fire Prevention Chief These exams had been rescheduled to be administered on November 16, 2005, however, they have been canceled and will not be given on this date.

10) Covington   October 18, 2005- Police Dispatcher This exam had been rescheduled to be administered on December 12, 2005, however, it has been postponed and will not be given on this date.

11) St. Tammany F.P.D. #12   November 7, 2005 - Fire Captain and District Fire Chief. These exams have been rescheduled to be administered on January 10, 2006.

12)St. Bernard  November 28, 2005 - Fire Engineer and Training Officer.

Exams scheduled in October and November for the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita will be handled on a case-by-case basis once the appropriate boards have been contacted and decisions have been made. Please continue to monitor this website for future updates.