Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes

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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:195 Publication of ordinance
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§195. Publication of ordinance An ordinance calling a consolidation election shall be published once a week in each of three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the municipality, or if there be none, in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the first pu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:196 Affected municipalities to hold elections within six months
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§196. Affected municipalities to hold elections within six months It shall not be necessary that the consolidation elections in each of the municipalities affected be held at the same time; but no consolidation election shall be effective unless the municipalities affected have v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1961 Application of Sub-part
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§1961. Application of Sub-part This Subpart applies to any paid fire department operated by a municipality which has a population of thirteen thousand or more and also to firemen paid by any parish or fire protection district. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 193, §1; Acts 1956, No. 359…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1962 Day force and night force
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§1962. Day force and night force The fire department shall be divided into two forces or platoons, one to perform day service and the other to perform night service. The proper authority may transfer a member of the department from one platoon to another for the good of the servi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1963 Alternating shifts; twenty-four hours service
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§1963. Alternating shifts; twenty-four hours service The forces shall alternate. On the day of the shift of forces the day force shall be on duty twenty-four hours. This Section does not apply to the City of New Orleans.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1964 Inspection work; fire drill
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§1964. Inspection work; fire drill The chief fire engineer may use both the day and night forces for inspection work on their offshift, once each month, assigning to each of the men certain territory to inspect. The chief engineer may also call any fire company, when going off du…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1965 Regulation of department; working conditions
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§1965. Regulation of department; working conditions A. If the municipality has less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the governing authority of the municipality shall regulate the fire department, shall provide a sufficient number of officers and men to carry out the purpos…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1966 Continuous duty in case of emergency
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§1966. Continuous duty in case of emergency If an emergency should arise the chief engineer may order all of the forces, both day and night, to remain on continuous duty until the emergency has passed, at which time the fire department shall return to the two shifts. During the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1967 Captain of force
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§1967. Captain of force A. A member of the department holding the rank of captain shall be in charge of each force in each fire company during each shift and at all times. "Force" as used herein means any single piece of fire fighting or rescue apparatus. In any paid fire departm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1967.1 Manning of fire fighting apparatus in the city of Bogalusa
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§1967.1. Manning of fire fighting apparatus in the city of Bogalusa A. As used in this Section, the term "fire fighting apparatus" shall mean any type of automotive equipment specially designed for fire fighting purposes and shall not include standard passenger motor vehicles. B.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1967.2 Manning of fire fighting apparatus in Fire District Number Two of Rapides Parish
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§1967.2. Manning of fire fighting apparatus in Fire District Number Two of Rapides Parish A. As used in this Section, the term "fire fighting apparatus" shall mean any type of automotive equipment specially designed for fire fighting purposes and shall not include standard passen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1967.3 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§1967.3. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1382, §2, eff. June 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1968 Chief engineer not included
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§1968. Chief engineer not included The two-platoon system does not apply to the chief engineer or commanding officer of the fire department.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1969 Equal recognition for equal performance
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§1969. Equal recognition for equal performance Equal recognition and compensation shall be received for equal performance of duty and responsibility.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:197 Manner of holding election
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§197. Manner of holding election Consolidation elections shall be held in the manner provided by law for regular municipal elections, as far as applicable and except as otherwise provided in this Subpart.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1970 Status of firemen on rolls January 1, 1928
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§1970. Status of firemen on rolls January 1, 1928 If, on January 1, 1928, the municipality had a population of one hundred thousand or more, the members of the fire department whose names appeared on the rolls thereof on that date are recognized as regularly appointed members of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1971 Fire ground authority
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§1971. Fire ground authority A.(1) When a situation develops which requires the services of and is responded to by the members of a fire department subject to this Subpart as provided in R.S. 33:1961, of a volunteer fire department, or of any other fire department, then the ranki…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1972 Fire districts; personnel; exception
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§1972. Fire districts; personnel; exception A. In all cities having a population of not less than thirty-five thousand and not more than two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, and in all parishes and fire protection districts, fire districts are hereby established within the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1973 Regulation of the department; safety equipment
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§1973. Regulation of the department; safety equipment A.(1)(a) The fire department shall furnish to all full-time paid fire protection personnel who engage in fire fighting protective clothing which complies with minimum standards promulgated by the National Fire Protection Assoc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1974 Fire departments; reimbursement of costs
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§1974. Fire departments; reimbursement of costs A. Any fire department of a parish, municipality, or fire protection district, and any volunteer fire department shall have the authority to charge any person causing or contributing to a discharge of a hazardous or nonhazardous mat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1975 Free and unhampered passage on toll bridges and ferries; firemen
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§1975. Free and unhampered passage on toll bridges and ferries; firemen A. All firemen shall have free and unhampered passage on and over toll bridges and ferries in this state, regardless of whether the firemen are in uniform or in civilian clothes, if the firemen are performing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1976 Naming of central fire station; city of Shreveport
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§1976. Naming of central fire station; city of Shreveport The governing authority of the city of Shreveport may name the central fire station in honor of a former fire chief who meets the following criteria: (1) He served in the fire department for more than forty-five years and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:198 Ballots
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§198. Ballots The ballots to be used shall be in substantially the following form: Shall _______________________________ (name the municipalities) be consolidated and become one municipality, to be known as ______________________________________________? (Name of the proposed new…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1981 Redesignated to R.S
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§1981. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1665. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1981.1 Redesignated to R.S
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§1981.1. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1665.1. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:199 Returns; publication; ordinance defining boundary
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§199. Returns; publication; ordinance defining boundary The returns of a consolidation election and the results thereof, shall be made by the election officials to the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1991 Definitions
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§1991. Definitions A.(1) The word "fireman", as used in this Subpart includes all persons employed or engaged full-time by municipalities or municipal fire departments, parishes or parish fire departments, or fire protection districts for firefighting, fire prevention, fire recor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1992 Minimum salaries
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§1992. Minimum salaries A. The minimum monthly salaries of firemen in municipalities having a population of twelve thousand or more and in the city of Bastrop and of all parish and fire protection district paid firemen, including salaries payable out of the avails of any special …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1993 Payment of salaries; city of Lafayette and the Fire Protection District Number One
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§1993. Payment of salaries; city of Lafayette and the Fire Protection District Number One of the parish of Ouachita; city of Crowley and city of Baton Rouge and fire protection districts within the parish of East Baton Rouge A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:1992, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1994 Maximum hours
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§1994. Maximum hours A. Overtime compensation for firefighters covered by this Subpart in cities having a population of thirteen thousand or more and that of all parish and fire protection district paid firefighters shall be governed by the provisions of the federal Fair Labor St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1994.1 Maximum consecutive hours of work; minimum consecutive hours off duty thereafter
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§1994.1. Maximum consecutive hours of work; minimum consecutive hours off duty thereafter Except in the case of a bona fide emergency, such as a hurricane, other natural disaster, or terrorist attack, no fireman as defined in R.S. 33:1991(A) shall be required to be on duty with a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1995 Sick leave
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§1995. Sick leave Every fireman in the employ of a municipality, parish or fire protection district to which this Sub-part applies, shall be entitled to full pay during sickness or incapacity not brought about by his own negligence or culpable indiscretion for a period of not les…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1995.1 Sick pay reduced by workers' compensation
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§1995.1. Sick pay reduced by workers' compensation A fireman employed by any municipality, parish or fire protection district who draws full pay during sickness or incapacity shall have such pay decreased by the amount of workers' compensation benefits actually received by the em…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1996 Annual vacation
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§1996. Annual vacation Firemen in municipalities, parishes and fire protection districts to which this Subpart applies, after having served one year, shall be entitled to an annual vacation of eighteen days with full pay. This vacation period shall be increased one day for each y…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1997 Penalty for violations
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§1997. Penalty for violations A. No official or executive officer of any fire department or municipal, parish or fire protection district officer or fire board member affected by this Sub-part shall permit any violation of the provisions of this Sub-part. B. Whoever violates this…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1998 Voluntary unpaid firemen not affected
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§1998. Voluntary unpaid firemen not affected The provisions of this Sub-part do not apply to voluntary unpaid members of fire departments.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1999 Work on holidays
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§1999. Work on holidays A. Firefighters in municipalities, parishes, and fire protection districts who are required to work on holidays as provided for in Subsection B of this Section shall receive in addition to the compensation to which such employee would be entitled under law…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2 Filing of petition; certification; forwarding to governor
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§2. Filing of petition; certification; forwarding to governor A. When the proponents of the petition for incorporation believe they have the signatures of at least twenty-five percent of the electors residing in the area, they shall file the petition with the registrar of voters …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:200 Governor's proclamation
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§200. Governor's proclamation Promptly after publication of the ordinance declaring the consolidation election result in the second municipality, if both elections favor consolidation, certified copies of ordinances proclaiming the result shall be transmitted by the governing aut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2001 Redesignated to R.S
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§2001. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2002 Redesignated to R.S
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§2002. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.1. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2003 Redesignated to R.S
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§2003. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.2. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2004 Redesignated to R.S
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§2004. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.3. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2005 Redesignated to R.S
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§2005. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.4. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2006 Redesignated to R.S
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§2006. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.5. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2007 Redesignated to R.S
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§2007. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.6. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2008 Redesignated to R.S
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§2008. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.7. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2009 Redesignated to R.S
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§2009. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.8. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:201 Effective date of consolidation
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§201. Effective date of consolidation Consolidation which has been approved as provided in the preceding Sections shall take effect upon the date of expiration of the regular terms of office of the elective officers of the constituent municipality having the least population, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2010 Redesignated to R.S
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§2010. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1666.9. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.