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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1501.5 Fire protection districts in the parish of Tangipahoa; authority to levy sales and use tax
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§1501.5. Fire protection districts in the parish of Tangipahoa; authority to levy sales and use tax A. Fire protection districts in the parish of Tangipahoa are hereby authorized to levy and collect a one-half of one percent sales and use tax within each parish fire protection di…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1501.6 St
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§1501.6. St. Tammany Parish; taxes in areas annexed into the city of Covington A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 40:1501 or any other provision of law which authorizes fire protection districts to levy ad valorem taxes, Fire Protection District No. 12 of St. Tammany Pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1501.7 Caddo Parish Fire District No
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§1501.7. Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1; authority to levy sales and use tax A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1 may levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent pursuant to the provisions of Article …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1501.8 Caddo Parish Fire District No
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§1501.8. Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3; authority to levy sales and use tax A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3 may levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent pursuant to the provisions of Article …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1501.9 Caddo Parish Fire District No
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§1501.9. Caddo Parish Fire District No. 4; authority to levy sales and use tax A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Caddo Parish Fire District No. 4 may levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent pursuant to the provisions of Article …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502 Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502. Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of DeSoto Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.1 Service charges authorized; assessment and collection
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§1502.1. Service charges authorized; assessment and collection A.(1)(a) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Rapides Parish, Lincoln Parish, Claiborne Parish, Union Parish, Morehouse Parish, East Carroll Par…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.10 Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District No
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§1502.10. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District No. 1, Fire Protection District No. 3, and Fire Protection District No. 7 of Caddo Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District No. 1, the governing authority of Fire Prot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.11 Springhill Fire Protection District No
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§1502.11. Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11; fire service charge A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the autho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.12 Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No
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§1502.12. Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2; assessment and collection A.(1) The governing authority of Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2, hereinafter referred to as the "district", may establish, by majority vote of the members of the au…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.13 Fire protection districts within East Feliciana Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.13. Fire protection districts within East Feliciana Parish; assessment and collection A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of East Feliciana Parish may establish, by majority vote of the members of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.14 Exemption from proof of service charge receipts in the parish of Morehouse
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§1502.14. Exemption from proof of service charge receipts in the parish of Morehouse Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary applicable to any fire protection district, any requirement that insurers and insurance agents have proof of a current service charge receipt from an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.15 Service charge authorized for fire protection districts in the parish of Caddo;
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§1502.15. Service charge authorized for fire protection districts in the parish of Caddo; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district located within the parish of Caddo is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.16 Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.16. Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection A. In addition to the authority granted pursuant to R.S. 40:1502, the governing authority of DeSoto Parish Fire Protection District No. 2 and DeSoto Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 may establis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.2 Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of
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§1502.2. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of Beauregard Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District Number Three of Beauregard Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.3 Service charge authorized for Richland Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.3. Service charge authorized for Richland Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Richland Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.4 Service charge authorized for Madison Parish, Caldwell Parish, and Franklin
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§1502.4. Service charge authorized for Madison Parish, Caldwell Parish, and Franklin Parish A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Madison Parish, the governing authority of any fire protection district …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.5 Service charge authorized for West Carroll Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.5. Service charge authorized for West Carroll Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of West Carroll Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.6 Service charge authorized for Morehouse Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.6. Service charge authorized for Morehouse Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Morehouse Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.7 Service charge authorized for East Carroll Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.7. Service charge authorized for East Carroll Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of East Carroll Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.8 Service charge authorized for Grant Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.8. Service charge authorized for Grant Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Grant Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1502.9 Service charge authorized for Red River Parish; assessment and collection
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§1502.9. Service charge authorized for Red River Parish; assessment and collection A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of Red River Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1503 West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No
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§1503. West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1; creation; subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions A. When used in this Section, the following terms have these meanings: (1) "Council" means the West Baton Rouge Parish Council. (2) "District" means West B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1503.1 Fort Pike Fire Protection District
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§1503.1. Fort Pike Fire Protection District A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Fort Pike Fire Protection District, referred to i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1504 Fire protection districts within Pointe Coupee Parish; governance
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§1504. Fire protection districts within Pointe Coupee Parish; governance The governing authority of Pointe Coupee Parish may provide, by ordinance, for the governance of fire protection districts created by the parish. Any such ordinance may provide for the creation of one or mor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1505 Parcel fee; submission to voters
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§1505. Parcel fee; submission to voters A.(1) Each district may levy and collect a parcel fee within its boundaries which shall not exceed one hundred dollars per parcel per year, which parcel fee shall be imposed by resolution or ordinance of the governing authority of the distr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1505.1 Richland Parish; additional parcel fee in certain districts
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§1505.1. Richland Parish; additional parcel fee in certain districts A. In addition to the parcel fee authorized by R.S. 40:1505, any fire protection district which is created by the governing authority of Richland Parish and in which fire protection services are to be provided b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1505.2 City of Springhill; additional parcel fee
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§1505.2. City of Springhill; additional parcel fee A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 in Webster Parish, pursuant to a local services agreement, may levy a parcel fee, not to exceed six dollars per parcel …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1506 Special fire protection districts; creation; subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions
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§1506. Special fire protection districts; creation; subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions A. When used in this Section, the following terms have these meanings: (1) "Board" means the board of commissioners of a district created pursuant to this Section. (2) "Distric…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1508 Limitation of authority to levy fire service charge without vote of electorate; 1992 Regular Session
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§1508. Limitation of authority to levy fire service charge without vote of electorate; 1992 Regular Session A. Notwithstanding any Act of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature, no governing authority of a fire protection district manned with any volunteer fireman may, solel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1509 Appointment of board of commissioners of certain fire protection districts
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§1509. Appointment of board of commissioners of certain fire protection districts Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a fire protection district in the parishes of Avoyelles, Lincoln, St. John the Baptist, and Webster shall be compr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1510 Expenditure of public funds for awards, recognition, and meals
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§1510. Expenditure of public funds for awards, recognition, and meals A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a fire protection district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department may expend public funds in connection with the following activities: …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1531 Administration; sessions; subjects of instruction
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§1531. Administration; sessions; subjects of instruction The State Fire College is created. It shall be administered by the Department of Public Safety. The fire college shall hold annual sessions at a time and place determined by the department. At these sessions it shall instru…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1532 Transfer of administration
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§1532. Transfer of administration The administration of the State Fire College is hereby transferred from the Department of Public Safety to the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the expenses of the same shall be included in the annual budget …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1541 State fire marshal; official agency for training
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§1541. State fire marshal; official agency for training A. The office of state fire marshal is hereby officially designated as the agency of this state to conduct training for in-service firefighters on a statewide basis in which firefighters from any and all duly constituted fir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1542 Standards
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§1542. Standards The National Firefighting Standards shall be used as the basis for classroom instruction and testing for certification of firemen. Acts 1970, No. 481, §2. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 19, §1; Acts 1975, No. 576, §1; Acts 1979, No. 528, §1, eff. July 18, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1543 Certification
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§1543. Certification A. Certification for successful completion of prescribed courses shall be issued by the office of state fire marshal. B. The office of state fire marshal shall develop a program to issue a reciprocity certification to a person who has been timely certified by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1544 Administration of federal funds
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§1544. Administration of federal funds The office of state fire marshal is designated as administrator for all federal fire training and education funds; however, this Section shall not prohibit local governmental subdivisions or Delgado Community College from applying for, recei…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1546 Coordination of state, private, and federal efforts
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§1546. Coordination of state, private, and federal efforts Each state institution, state agency, or private agency providing training for the fire service shall coordinate such efforts with the firefighter training program through the office of state fire marshal to prevent dupli…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1547 Office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy Film Library
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§1547. Office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy Film Library Fund; creation A. The office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Training Academy located at Baton Rouge is hereby authorized to create an office of state fire marshal Fire and Emergency Tra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1551 Creation; authority of parish governing authorities; purpose
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§1551. Creation; authority of parish governing authorities; purpose A. The governing authority of any parish or the governing authorities of any group of parishes are hereby authorized and empowered, upon their own initiative, to form and create a fire and emergency training serv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1552 Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal; officers; meetings
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§1552. Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal; officers; meetings A. A fire and emergency training services district created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of qu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1553 Corporate status of district; authority of board
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§1553. Corporate status of district; authority of board A. A fire and emergency training services district created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1554 Director; staff
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§1554. Director; staff A. The board of commissioners shall appoint a director of the district. The director shall serve as secretary-treasurer of the board. The director shall assume full responsibilities as director of the district, shall receive a salary fixed by the board, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1555 Federal, state, and private aid and grants
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§1555. Federal, state, and private aid and grants A district created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall have full power to do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the federal government, the state, or other public or private sources as may b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1558.1 Purpose
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§1558.1. Purpose A. The legislature finds and declares that volunteer fire departments make up the vast majority of fire departments in the state, and the number of volunteers is declining. Participation in volunteer fire departments is vital to public safety; therefore, it is cr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1558.2 Definitions
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§1558.2. Definitions As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) "Board" means the Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Board. (2) "Combination fire department" means a department whose personnel is composed of both volunteer and prof…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1558.3 Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Fund
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§1558.3. Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Fund A. There is hereby established a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", which shall consist of monies appropriated…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1558.4 Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Board; creation; membership
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§1558.4. Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Board; creation; membership A. There is hereby created the Volunteer Firefighters' Tuition Reimbursement Board within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and buildin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1558.5 Powers and duties of the board
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§1558.5. Powers and duties of the board A. The board shall: (1) Create an application and develop application procedures. (2) Determine which applications meet the eligibility requirements provided for in R.S. 40:1558.6 and any rules or regulations promulgated by the board. (3) D…
