Louisiana Executive Director of the Workforce Commission
| Louisiana Executive Director of the Workforce Commission | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $142,480 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $307,695,319 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Susana Schowen | |
| Other Louisiana Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
The Louisiana Executive Director of the Workforce Commission is a state executive position in the Louisiana state government. The executive director is the head of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which is directly under the governor and civil service.
The commission, formerly the Department of Labor, monitors employment security, provides unemployment compensation, aids with manpower evaluation and training, labor-management relations, and administration of the community services block grant.[1]
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Susana Schowen. She was appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry (R) in 2024. She replaced Ava Dejoie, who was appointed by former Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016.[2]
Authority
The Louisiana Workforce Commission executive director's powers, term of office, etc. are derived from Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 7, Section 36.301.
Chapter 7, Section 36.301 C(1):
| The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall be composed of the executive office of the executive director,...[1] |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The Governor of Louisiana is responsible for appointing the executive director of the Workforce Commission.[3]
Vacancies
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Duties
According to the Louisiana Revised Statutes, the Louisiana Workforce Commission is responsible for administering and enforcing laws and programs that work to protect Louisiana's workforce. This includes programs like labor-management relations, manpower evaluation and training, vocational rehabilitation, independent living, blind services, employment, unemployment and worker's compensation, job safety, and the licensing and regulation of certain types of work.[1]
Divisions
- Updated January 19, 2021[3]
Office of Workforce Development
| Contact Office of Workforce Development | |
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| 1001 North 23rd Street Post Office Box 94094 | |
Office of Workers' Compensation Administration
| Contact Office of Workers' Compensation Administration | |
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| P.O. Box 94040 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9040 | |
Office of Management & Finance
| Contact Office of Management & Finance | |
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| UI Tax Accounting P.O. Box 94100 | |
Office of Unemployment Insurance Administration
| Contact Office of Unemployment Insurance Administration | |
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| Unemployment Claims Unit P.O. Box 94094, Room 386 | |
Office of Occupational Information Services
State budget
- See also: Louisiana state budget and finances
The Louisiana Workforce Commission's budget for fiscal year 2024 was $307,695,319.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $142,480, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $142,480, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the director received a salary of $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the director was paid an estimated $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the director was paid an estimated $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2010
In 2010, the director was paid an estimated $137,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Louisiana Workforce Commission
1001 N. 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-3111
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana State Legislature, "Chapter 7. Louisiana Workforce Commission," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Biz New Orleans, "Landry Appoints Schowen Secretary of Louisiana Workforce Commission," accessed January 22, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Louisiana Workforce Commission, "Executive Leadership," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "FY 2024 State Budget Tracker," accessed December 8, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials Salaries," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed January 19, 2021
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