HR Companies & HR Consultants in Metairie, LA

Crescent-HR is a payroll, human capital management and HR consulting provider based in Metairie, Louisiana. Also known as Crescent Payroll Solutions, the firm works with employers of all sizes, from very small companies to large enterprises, and its client base is concentrated in Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast while also extending to businesses across the country. Its approach pairs a cloud HR technology platform with hands-on, locally based support and an outsourced HR advisory practice.

Services and technology

The core offering is managed payroll, positioned as a way for companies to hand off the administrative work of paying staff while keeping accuracy and tax obligations under control. Around that sits a full HCM suite built on the isolved People Cloud platform, which Crescent resells and supports.

The platform covers the employee lifecycle from recruiting through retirement and includes AI-assisted tools for drafting job postings and ranking applicants, a conversational assistant that lets workers handle routine HR requests on their own, a learning library of more than 85,000 courses, benchmarking data and predictive workforce analytics.

A mobile app gives employees self-service access to pay details and time off. Crescent also helps organizations that want to leave a PEO arrangement plan and manage that transition.

Offerings are grouped by company size:

• Firms with up to 50 staff: payroll processing, tax compliance, on-demand pay and expense tracking
• Mid-sized firms of 51 to 500 staff: talent management, retention, engagement and workforce scheduling
• Enterprises above 500 staff: HR strategy, predictive analytics, employee tools and API integrations

Fractional HR through empact hr

Under the empact hr brand, Crescent supplies part-time or interim HR leadership for small and mid-sized organizations that do not need, or cannot yet justify, a full in-house department. Advisors handle compliance topics such as harassment and discrimination issues, HR audits, handbooks and policies, evolving labor regulations and hiring and termination practices.

They also advise on workforce strategy, including recruitment and retention, succession and continuity planning, leadership training and job descriptions, as well as engagement matters like culture, benefits, employee surveys and performance management.

Engagements follow three phases: an initial discovery stage with interviews, policy and record reviews and site inspections; a planning stage built around a SWOT analysis that produces an action plan; and ongoing execution and support. Clients can use the service for single projects, coaching or comprehensive coverage.

Background and credentials

Sanders Offner launched the company in May 2011 after years at a national payroll firm, initially running it from home. Justin Farrae, formerly a sales professional at Paychex, joined as a partner in 2013.

The leadership team also includes a chief operating officer with more than two decades in payroll, HCM and tax, and a sales director with a background in payroll, HCM and 401k consulting.

Crescent is a member of the American Payroll Association, the Greater New Orleans Executives Association and Entrepreneurs' Organization, serves as a preferred payroll provider for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, and is an alumnus of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

It holds BBB accreditation, publishes a SOC 1 report, and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list and as an LSU 100 honoree. Client testimonials from hospitality, logistics and entertainment businesses emphasize responsive service and willingness to customize the system to each organization's operations.

Delta Administrative Services is a human resource outsourcing firm based in Metairie, Louisiana. It works with small and growing employers in Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast and also supports clients nationwide. The company acts as an outsourced HR department for businesses and non-profit organizations of many sizes, from startups and newly formed companies to mid-size firms and established enterprises. It says it adapts its approach to each client's industry, headcount and location.

Two ways to engage

Buyers can choose between two outsourcing models. Under the professional employer organization (PEO) model, Delta enters a co-employment arrangement. The client keeps authority over daily business decisions, and Delta takes on HR administration such as payroll processing and risk management. The client also gets access to pooled benefits, negotiated rates and compliance support.

Under the administrative services organization (ASO) model, there is no co-employment. The employer picks only the functions it wants to hand off and stays responsible for its workforce and organizational decisions. This makes the firm a fit both for companies that want a complete HR function and for those that need selective, task-level help.

Service areas

Delta organizes its offering around five solution areas:

• Human resources management and resolving employee issues
• Payroll and tax administration
• Benefits and insurance, including help selecting benefit plans and benefits administration
• Safety and risk management, including safety training
• Staffing and recruitment to fill open positions

The firm also gives guidance on legal and regulatory compliance. It publishes a regular HR Pulse newsletter and Louisiana employment law updates on its blog, and it maintains an HR FAQ, a resource called Gotcha Covered HR and a downloadable guide to HR outsourcing. Clients have access to an online login portal, and support is available face to face or remotely.

Background and ownership

The company traces its roots to 1968, when Victor Lawrence started Lawrence Personnel, a placement business. That business later moved into staffing under the name Delta Temporary Services. Leadership then passed to his son David and daughter-in-law Teresa.

They combined the operations as Delta Personnel and went on to launch Delta Administrative Services, which the company describes as one of the first PEOs set up in Louisiana. Teresa Lawrence holds majority ownership, which qualifies the business as both woman-owned and minority-owned. She serves as CEO and David Lawrence as President.

Their team includes a VP of Operations, a client and operations lead, a tax administrator, a payroll supervisor, a technology manager, a risk and safety manager and business development staff.

What sets them apart

For buyers comparing HR providers, Delta stands out for its long local history and family leadership. It can also work either as a co-employer or as an administrator without co-employment. The firm stresses a people-first culture that it links to Louisiana hospitality, along with accountability, reliability and candid communication.

Its stated values focus on fitting strategies to each client's growth, offering hands-on support and promoting well-being at work. It also highlights diversity and inclusion, the use of new technology to simplify processes, and keeping clients informed about HR trends and compliance changes. Its clients include non-profit organizations as well as private businesses.