How to Join

We’re so glad you’re here.

We can’t wait to have you as a member of Southwest Louisiana Credit Union—and for you to experience all of the perks and rewards that come with membership!

A few housekeeping items:

ELIGIBILITY

You’re eligible for membership if you:

  • Live, work or worship in Calcasieu, Cameron or Beauregard Parish

  • Are a family member of an existing member (spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling and adoptive relationships)

  • Are an employee (or family member of an employee) of one of our SEGs (view list below)

  • Are a student at McNeese State University

  • Make a one time donation to McNeese Foundation supporting the McNeese Athletic Foundation (MAF)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

To become a member, you’ll need to open a share savings account. It takes a $25 deposit to start. To open your account, have two forms of identification ready (two primaries or one primary and one secondary), such as:

Primary ID:

  • Driver’s License/Non-Driver’s License ID

  • Passport

  • US Government/Military ID

  • Alien Registration Card

  • TWIC Card

Secondary ID:

  • Social Security Card

  • Birth Certificate

  • TWIC Card

  • Voters Registration

  • W2 (Prior Year)

  • State/Local Government ID

  • Employer Photo ID Card

  • Insurance Card

 

Select Employee Groups (SEGs)

Click here for SEGS

In order to apply online, all potential members must live or work in Calcasieu Parish, Beauregard Parish, Allen Parish, Cameron Parish, or Jeff Davis Parish.

If you live or work outside of Southwest Louisiana, you must apply for membership in person at one of our local SWLACU Branch locations.

Employer Benefits

Credit union membership is a great benefit to offer to your employees. There’s no cost and no liability for a company to connect its employees to a credit union.

To offer this benefit to your team:

Send us a letter on your company letterhead, addressed to Chief Executive Officer, stating that your management would like to offer this benefit to its employees. The letter should contain:

  • Your request to join the credit union

  • How long your company has been in business

  • The number of full-time and part-time employees you have

  • The following statement if you are not affiliated with another credit union: “We are not affiliated with any credit union, therefore we do not have access to another credit union.”

  • The following statement if you are affiliated with another credit union: “The members of our employment group currently have access to a credit union, but we would like for them to have the additional benefit of access to more than one credit union.”

If you have any questions, please call (800) 672-7154 or (337) 477-9190 and ask to speak to our Director of Community Engagement, Makeitta Citizen.