Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2555 Working tests
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§2555. Working tests A. Every person appointed to a position in the classified service following the certification of his name from a promotional or a competitive employment list, except as provided in R.S. 33:2555.1 and except those appointed on a temporary basis, shall be repor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2555.1 Recruit and recruit period
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§2555.1. Recruit and recruit period A. Each person selected for appointment to an entry level position in the classified service from the competitive firefighter, firefighter/operator, or police officer employment list who has demonstrated successful completion of formal training…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2555.2 Recruit and recruit period; Fire Protection District No
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§2555.2. Recruit and recruit period; Fire Protection District No. 2 of Ward 4 of Calcasieu Parish A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in Fire Protection District No. 2 of Ward 4 of Calcasieu Parish no person selected for appointment to an entry-level po…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2556 Temporary appointments
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§2556. Temporary appointments Temporary appointments may be made to positions in the classified service without the appointees acquiring any permanent status therein as follows: (1)(a)(i) Except for a vacancy in the classes of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2557 Leaves of absence
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§2557. Leaves of absence The board shall adopt rules to provide for leaves of absence in the various classes of the classified service. Such rules shall provide for annual vacation and sick leaves with pay, and for special leaves with or without pay. They may provide for special …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2558 Abolition of positions in the classified service
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§2558. Abolition of positions in the classified service A. Whenever the appointing authority abolishes a position in the classified service and there is no position vacant in the respective class to which the regular employee of the abolished position may be transferred, the empl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2559 Lay-offs
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§2559. Lay-offs If for any reason the lowest class in the classified service, or the lowest class in a respective group of classes, as grouped by the classification plan, should become overburdened with the number of persons holding positions therein, and a reduction of personnel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:256 Applicable election laws
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§256. Applicable election laws The election laws of this state applicable to other elections held under Part V and VI of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A, Chapter 6-B, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 8-A, and Chapter 9 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall govern electi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2560 Corrective and disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service
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§2560. Corrective and disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service A. The tenure of persons who have been regularly and permanently inducted into positions of the classified service shall be during good behavior. However, the appointing authority may remove any employ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2561 Appeals by employees to the board
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§2561. 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 inv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2561.1 Authorization for awarding attorney fees
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§2561.1. Authorization for awarding attorney fees When an appeal is taken by an employee in the classified service pursuant to R.S. 33:2561 to a municipal, parish, or fire protection district fire and police civil service board and the board determines, in reversing the decision …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2562 Oath, testimony, production of records; refusal to testify
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§2562. Oath, testimony, production of records; refusal to testify Each member of the board 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 authorized by this Pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2563 Duties of officers and employees
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§2563. Duties of 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 character of his …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2564 Political activities prohibited
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§2564. 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 c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2565 Other prohibited acts
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§2565. 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 of the provisions of this Part, or commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial ex…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2566 Legal services
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§2566. Legal services If this Part or its enforcement by the board is called into question in any judicial proceedings, 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. § 33:2567 Penalties
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§2567. Penalties Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this Part or of the rules thereby authorized 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 servic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2568 Effect of other laws
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§2568. Effect of other laws This Part shall not be rendered ineffective by any general law affecting employees or departments of municipalities, parishes or fire protection districts in matters of classified civil service. Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2569 Assistant police chief; city of Westwego
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§2569. Assistant police chief; city of Westwego A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2541 or any other law to the contrary, the position of assistant chief of police for the city of Westwego shall be in the unclassified service, and the right of selection, appointment, su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:257 Canvass of returns; proces verbal
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§257. Canvass of returns; proces verbal A. On the date and at the hour and place specified in the notice of election, the local governing authority ordering the election, in public session, shall examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the election. The result s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2570 City of Harahan; assistant chief of police
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§2570. City of Harahan; assistant chief of police A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2541 or any other provision of law to the contrary, the position of assistant chief of police of Harahan is in the unclassified service. The right of selection, appointment, supervision…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2571 Assistant chief of police in certain municipalities
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§2571. Assistant chief of police in certain municipalities A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of assistant chief of police in the municipalities of Broussard, Carencro, Scott, and Youngsville shall be in the unclassified service. The right of se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2572 Assistant chief of police in the city of Plaquemine
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§2572. Assistant chief of police in the city of Plaquemine A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of assistant chief of police in the city of Plaquemine is in the unclassified service. The right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:258 Contests
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§258. Contests For sixty days after promulgation of the results of an election held under this Subpart, any person in interest may contest the legality of the election as provided in Chapter 9 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. After that time no one shall hav…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2581 Development of heart and lung disease during employment in classified fire service; occupational disease
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§2581. Development of heart and lung disease during employment in classified fire service; occupational disease Any disease or infirmity of the heart or lungs which develops during a period of employment in the classified fire service in the state of Louisiana shall be classified…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2581.1 Development of hearing loss during employment in the classified fire service; occupational disease
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§2581.1. Development of hearing loss during employment in the classified fire service; occupational disease A. Any loss of hearing which is ten percent greater than that of the affected employee's comparable age group in the general population and which develops during employment…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2581.2 Posttraumatic stress injury; presumption of compensability
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§2581.2. Posttraumatic stress injury; presumption of compensability A. Except as provided in Subsection E of this Section, any benefit payable to any emergency medical services personnel, any employee of a police department, or any fire employee for temporary and permanent disabi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2581.3 Development of hearing loss during employment in the classified police service;
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§2581.3. Development of hearing loss during employment in the classified police service; occupational disease A. Any loss of hearing that is ten decibels or greater on average for the frequencies that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration monitors for noise exposure i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2581.4 Cancer screenings; certain firefighters and fire service employees
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§2581.4. Cancer screenings; certain firefighters and fire service employees A. A classified firefighter employed as a full-time paid employee of a municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district and fire service employees employed by a nonprofit corporation under …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2582 Parochial employees; conversion of annual leave into financial benefit; Jefferson Parish
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§2582. Parochial employees; conversion of annual leave into financial benefit; Jefferson Parish A. Eligibility. (1) Any employee of the governing authority of the parish of Jefferson who has been in parish service in the parish for at least seven years of continuous service and h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2583 Annual vacation for police; Houma
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§2583. Annual vacation for police; Houma Each employee of the police department of the city of Houma shall, after one year of service, be entitled to and given with full pay an annual vacation leave of fourteen days during each calendar year; after five years of service, each suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2584 Local civil service; inclusion of employees
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§2584. Local civil service; inclusion of employees A. The governing authority of any parish or municipality is hereby authorized to enact ordinances, by majority vote, permitting the inclusion, in any civil service system created by the governing authority of the parish or munici…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585 Civil service boards; member in classified service
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§2585. Civil service boards; member in classified service Except for any board or commission created by or pursuant to Article X, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana and any board or commission created by or established in a home rule charter, the composition of which boar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.1 Call of election
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§2585.1. Call of election Commencing on January 1, 1981, and, except as otherwise provided by law, every five years thereafter, the governing authority of the parish or municipality shall issue the call for an election for the classified employee member of the municipal or paroch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.10 Deputy chief of police in certain municipalities
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§2585.10. Deputy chief of police in certain municipalities A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of deputy chief of police in a municipality having a population in excess of six thousand but not more than six thousand one hundred fifty persons, loc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.2 Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot
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§2585.2. Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot Nomination as a candidate for the office of employee member of the commission shall be by petition of at least ten employees in the municipal or parochial service. Such petition shall be filed with the administr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.3 Ballots; election procedures; counting; determination of whether the election was conducted according to duly established procedures
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§2585.3. Ballots; election procedures; counting; determination of whether the election was conducted according to duly established procedures A. The administrative head shall arrange the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and shall assign a number to each. He shall pla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.4 Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty
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§2585.4. Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty A. Except as to any person who is illiterate, blind, or so physically disabled as to prevent his exercise of the right to cast his ballot without assistance, no voter shall allow his ballot to be seen by any person with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.5 Cost of election
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§2585.5. Cost of election All costs incurred in connection with the election provided for by Sections 2585 through 2585.9 shall be paid out of funds provided by the particular municipal or parochial civil service for its operations. Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.6 Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation
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§2585.6. Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation A. The administrative head shall submit a written report of the election results to the municipal or parochial civil service commission and the governing authority of the parish or municipality within three days afte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.7 Contest of election
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§2585.7. Contest of election Any election held under the provisions of Sections 2585 through 2585.9 may be contested in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state applicable to contests of elections of public officials. Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.8 Initial election; successors; vacancies
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§2585.8. Initial election; successors; vacancies A. The initial election of the classified employee member of the commission hereunder shall be held within ninety days after January 1, 1981, and the member then elected shall take office on May 1, 1981. Each successor thereafter s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.9 Previously selected member; election of successor
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§2585.9. Previously selected member; election of successor The administrative head of any municipal or parochial civil service which, prior to the effective date of this Section, has selected a classified employee member in accordance with the provisions of Act 410 of the 1979 Re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2586 Fire and police civil service; incentive pay
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§2586. Fire and police civil service; incentive pay The fire and police civil service board of any municipality, parish, or fire protection district with a classified fire and police civil service system established as provided in R.S. 33:2471 or 2531 may establish a plan for awa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2587 City of Opelousas Municipal Civil Service Board; board membership
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§2587. City of Opelousas Municipal Civil Service Board; board membership Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the City of Opelousas Municipal Civil Service Board shall have two members who shall be selected by the classified employees of the city of Opelous…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2588 Determination that certain constitutional provisions are not applicable to city
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§2588. Determination that certain constitutional provisions are not applicable to city In the event that the civil service of any city pursuant to the city civil service provisions of Part I of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana is determined by a final judgment of a cour…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2589 Additional compensation for work on holidays; firemen and policemen
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§2589. Additional compensation for work on holidays; firemen and policemen Any fireman or policeman who is employed by a municipality to which the provisions of this Part are applicable and who is required to work during the calendar day on any holiday which is declared by the go…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2589.1 Shreveport chief of fire support staff; competitive appointment
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§2589.1. Shreveport chief of fire support staff; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority in the city of Shreveport may create, by ordinance, the position of chief of fire support staff in accordance with the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:259 Tax levy by police jury to liquidate municipal indebtedness
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§259. Tax levy by police jury to liquidate municipal indebtedness If any municipality is dissolved and its charter surrendered under the provisions of this Subpart, and is, on the day of dissolution, indebted in any sum to any person, the police jury of the parish in which the mu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2591 System of classified service
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§2591. System of classified service A. There is created in every municipality having a population between two hundred fifty thousand and five hundred thousand a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers and the employees of the fire and police s…