Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2501 Appeals by employees to the board
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§2501. Appeals by employees to the board A. Any regular employee in the classified service who feels that he has been discharged or subjected to any corrective or disciplinary action without just cause, may, within fifteen days after the action, demand, in writing, a hearing and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2501.1 Authorization for awarding attorney fees
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§2501.1. Authorization for awarding attorney fees When an appeal is taken by an employee in the classified service pursuant to R.S. 33:2501 to a municipal fire and police civil service board and the board determines, in reversing the decision of the appointing authority, that the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2502 Oath, testimony, production of records; refusal to testify
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§2502. Oath, testimony, production of records; refusal to testify The board, and each of its members, shall have the same power and authority to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorize…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2503 Duties of municipal officers and employees
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§2503. Duties of municipal officers and employees A. The appointing authority shall report to the board within fifteen days following any appointment or employment in a position in the classified service, unless otherwise provided, the name of the appointee, the title and charact…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2504 Political activities prohibited
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§2504. Political activities prohibited A. Political activities by and extending to employees of the classified service are hereby prohibited as follows: (1) No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the cl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2505 Other prohibited acts
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§2505. Other prohibited acts No person shall: (1) Make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under any provisions of this Part or commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial executi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2506 Legal services
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§2506. Legal services If this Part, or its enforcement by the board is called into question in any judicial proceeding, or if any person fails or refuses to comply with the lawful orders or directions of the board, the board may call upon the attorney general, or the chief legal …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2507 Penalties
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§2507. Penalties Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this Part or of the rules shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and shall, for a period of six years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in any position of the classified service. If he is an offi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2508 Effect of other laws
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§2508. Effect of other laws This Part shall not be rendered ineffective by any general law affecting municipal employees or municipal departments in matters of classified civil service.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:251 Petition for dissolution of any municipality with a population of not more than
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§251. Petition for dissolution of any municipality with a population of not more than twenty-five hundred persons A. If the surrender of the charter and dissolution of a municipality with a population of not more than twenty-five hundred persons according to the latest federal de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:252 Procedures; notice of election
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§252. Procedures; notice of election The procedures for the election and notice of the election shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:253 Form of ballot
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§253. Form of ballot The ballot for the election shall provide as follows: "PROPOSITION ELECTION Shall the Charter of the municipality of __________________be surrendered and the municipality dissolved?". Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2531 Mandatory civil service in certain municipalities, parishes and districts
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§2531. Mandatory civil service in certain municipalities, parishes and districts Permanent appointments and promotions for paid firemen and policemen in the classified civil service as enumerated herein in all municipalities having a population of not less than seven thousand and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2531.1 Continuation of coverage by Part
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§2531.1. Continuation of coverage by Part Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Part shall continue to be applicable to any municipality, parish, or fire protection district which, prior to July 1, 2006, established a classified civil servic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2532 Short title
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§2532. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as "The Fire and Police Civil Service Law for Small Municipalities and for Parishes and Fire Protection Districts." Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2533 Definitions
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§2533. Definitions The following words and phrases, when used in this Part, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. "Allocation" means the official determination of the class to which a position in the classified service belongs. 2. "App…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2534 Effective date of provisions
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§2534. Effective date of provisions Any system of municipal fire and police civil service under Act 102 of 1944, as amended, or under the provisions of R.S. 33:2471-33:2508 which is in force on the effective date of this Part is continued in effect under the provisions of this Pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2535 System of classified civil service
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§2535. System of classified civil service There is created, in the municipal government, in each parish government and in the government of each fire protection district, a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers, and employees of the fire and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2536 Fire and police civil service boards
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§2536. Fire and police civil service boards A. A fire and police civil service board is hereby created in the municipal, parish, or fire protection district which shall be composed of five members who shall serve without compensation. This board shall have a chairman, vice-chairm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2536.1 St
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§2536.1. St. Landry Parish Fire District No. 3 Civil Service Board; compensation of members Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part to the contrary, the members of the St. Landry Parish Fire District No. 3 Civil Service Board shall receive from funds available to the bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2536.2 Jefferson Parish; board and board secretary
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§2536.2. Jefferson Parish; board and board secretary A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2536(B)(1)(a), to be eligible for appointment to or to serve as a member of the Jefferson Parish Fire Civil Service Board, a person shall be a citizen of the United States of America…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2536.3 Compensation of members; city of Plaquemine
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§2536.3. Compensation of members; city of Plaquemine Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, in the city of Plaquemine, members of the civil service board of the city may receive from funds available to the board a per diem for attendance at meetings of the bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2537 Duties of the board
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§2537. Duties of the board The board shall: (1) Represent the public interest in matters of personnel administration in the fire and police service of the municipal government, or parish government, or fire protection district government of which the fire service is a part. (2) A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2538 Rules
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§2538. Rules Each board may adopt and execute rules, regulations and orders necessary or desirable effectively to carry out the provisions of this Part, and shall do so when expressly required by this Part. No rule, regulation or order shall be contrary to or in violation of any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2539 State examiner and deputy state examiner
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§2539. State examiner and deputy state examiner A. The state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service and the deputy state examiner created and provided for by R.S. 33:2479 shall serve the municipal civil service for firemen and policemen provided by this Part and shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:254 Election officers; oath
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§254. Election officers; oath Commissioners-in-charge and commissioners shall take the oath or affirmation provided in R.S. 18:424 and 425. Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2540 Appropriations; facilities for board
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§2540. Appropriations; facilities for board The legislature shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the state examiner and deputy state examiner to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon them by this Part. The governing body of the municipality, parish or fire …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541 Classified and unclassified service
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§2541. Classified and unclassified service A. The classified service shall comprise every position, except those included in the unclassified service, to which the right of employee selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge is vested in the government of the municipality…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.1 Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment
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§2541.1. Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy chief of police in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.2 Chief of administration of fire department; competitive appointment
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§2541.2. Chief of administration of fire department; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance, the position of chief of administration of fire department in accordance with the provisio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.3 Police chief; city of Covington; unclassified service
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§2541.3. Police chief; city of Covington; unclassified service A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of chief of police for the city of Covington is in the unclassified service, and the right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.4 Parishwide Fire Protection District No
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§2541.4. Parishwide Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Tensas; fire chief and assistant fire chief; unclassified service Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief for Parishwide Fire Protection District…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.5 Winn Parish Fire Protection District No
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§2541.5. Winn Parish Fire Protection District No. 3; fire chief and assistant fire chief; unclassified service Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief for Winn Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 are in the uncl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.6 Deputy fire chief; city of DeRidder; competitive appointment
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§2541.6. Deputy fire chief; city of DeRidder; competitive appointment A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the city of DeRidder may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy fire chief in accordance with the provisions of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.7 Chief of operations; competitive appointment
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§2541.7. Chief of operations; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance or resolution, the position of chief of operations in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2542 Right of employee who entered armed forces to be reinstated
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§2542. Right of employee who entered armed forces to be reinstated Any regular permanent employee who, subsequent to May 1, 1940, left a position of the departmental service which now comes within the classified service and entered the armed forces of the United States shall be r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2543 Classification plan
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§2543. Classification plan As soon as practicable, but in all events within a period not to exceed eighteen months after this Part takes effect, each board shall adopt a classification plan for the fire and police service under its jurisdiction. Each classification plan shall con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2544 Allocation of positions to classes
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§2544. Allocation of positions to classes The board, or the chairman thereof subject to the subsequent approval of the board, as soon as practicable but within a period not exceeding forty-five days after the adoption of a classification plan, after consultation with the appointi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2545 Use of class titles
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§2545. Use of class titles The title of each class shall be the official title of every position allocated to the class for all purposes having to do with the position as such, and shall be used to the exclusion of all other titles on all pay rolls, budget estimates and official …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2546 Status of incumbent of position when allocated
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§2546. Status of incumbent of position when allocated Every person employed in the municipal fire and police service for a continuous period of at least six calendar months immediately preceding the date that this Part takes effect in the municipality, parish or fire protection d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2547 Methods of filling vacancies
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§2547. Methods of filling vacancies Vacancies in positions in the classified service shall be filled by one of the following methods: 1. Demotion 2. Transfer 3. Reinstatement 4. Promotional appointment 5. Competitive appointment 6. Re-employment 7. Temporary appointment A vacancy…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2548 Demotion
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§2548. Demotion Demotions of regular employees shall be made by the appointing authority when it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees in the classified service or in any class therein. Demotions from any class, except for disciplinary action or because of the aboli…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2549 Transfer
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§2549. Transfer Any employee may be transferred from any position in the classified service to any other position of the same class within the classified service at the pleasure of the appointing authority, without notice to and confirmation by the board. Any regular employee so …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:255 Elections officers; substitutes
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§255. Elections officers; substitutes The commissioner-in-charge and the commissioners shall be present at the polling place at least thirty minutes prior to the time the polls are open. A commissioner-in-charge who fails to so appear shall be replaced in accordance with R.S. 18:…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2550 Reinstatement and reemployment
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§2550. Reinstatement and reemployment A. Each employee who, during or at the expiration of his working test period of probation following his promotion after being certified from an appropriate employment list, is rejected and refused permanent status in the position and class to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2551 Establishment and maintenance of employment lists
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§2551. Establishment and maintenance of employment lists Except for the positions of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2551.1 Promotional employment lists; limitations
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§2551.1. Promotional employment lists; limitations A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2551, departmental service in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintena…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2552 Tests
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§2552. Tests Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the promotional and competitive employment lists shall be provided as follows: (1)(a) Except for entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental recor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2553 Admission to tests
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§2553. Admission to tests A. Admission to tests provided by the civil service board through the state examiner shall be as follows: (1) Admission to a promotional test shall be limited to regular employees of the class next lower than that for which they are to be examined. Howev…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2554 Certification and appointment
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§2554. Certification and appointment A.(1) Except for entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, alarm, or signal systems for th…