Welcome Retired Employees

Retirees of the Lafayette Parish School System enjoy many of the same benefits as our active employees to include health and voluntary benefits.  

We have prepared an information booklet for our newly retired employees and those planning for retirement. Please read through this publication for answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding insurance benefits after retirement. 

LPSS Humana Medicare Advantage Option 

Retirees who are enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B also have an opportunity to elect Humana's private health plan instead of enrolling in the LPSS Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan. The advantages to joining the Humana's plan include lower premiums and additional benefits.

For more information, you may also visit the local Humana office at 4422 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite A. Their phone number is (337) 592-0874.  

See the below links for more information regarding Humana:

* Humana Summary of Benefits

* Humana Prescription Drug Schedule

* Humana Rates

USAble Life Insurance 

As of February 1, 2021, all retirees have a $5,000 employer paid Basic USAble Group Term Life insurance benefit.

Retirees who purchased a Supplemental Group Term Life insurance policy please contact LPSS Insurance for benefit details at 521-7049.

Retirees who wish to update their beneficiaries may do so by returning the attached FORM to LPSS Insurance. Our mailing address is Lafayette Parish School System, Attn: Insurance Department, P.O. Drawer 2158, Lafayette, LA 70502.

Wellness Offering -

Flu Shots - For retirees that have the LPSS Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan, flu shots are FREE of charge. Bring your BCBS card and a valid ID.

Vitamin Injections - Vitamin injections are also available. Prices are: $15 Vitamin C; $20 B-12; $25 Super B. All forms of payment are excepted - cash, check, debit / credit card. Click here for more info.

Wellness Incentive 2020

All LPSS retirees who are not on Medicare are eligible to participate in the 2020 LPSS Wellness Program. Each LPSS health plan member and covered spouse who completes the required activities earn 100 points and is eligible to receive a $250 credit toward the 2021 deductible. See the instruction sheet for details on how to receive the credit. 

Taking a Personal Health Assessment (PHA) and getting an annual wellness exam are the two mandatory requirements.

You may fulfill the annual wellness exam requirement by participating in biometric testing at the LPSS Vermilion Conference Center, 326 Gauthier Road, Lafayette. Two dates have been scheduled for the annual wellness testing. You may participate on either Wednesday, July 22, 2020, from 7:00 a.m. until noon or Thursday, July 23, 2020, from 7:00 a.m. until noon.

Wellness testing is performed by Lafayette General Medical Center.

The deadline to complete the activities is December 15, 2020, by 4:30 p.m.

Prescriptions 

LPSS has "Creditable Prescription Coverage" as deemed by Medicare, "Your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare."  

Please call LPSS Insurance if you have questions regarding the above. We can be reached at (337) 521-7064, (337) 521-7065 or (337) 521-7053.