La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1999
Work on holidays
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 33 — Municipalities and Parishes · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1999, Work on holidays, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2715530
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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 laws and pay plans now in effect, compensation at the rate of one times his usual salary, to be determined by reducing his average monthly salary to an hourly scale; provided that in lieu of additional compensation, governing authorities, at their option, may grant fire department employees time off from work for which such additional compensation would be due and payable to said employees.
B. Firefighters in municipalities, parishes, and fire protection districts shall be entitled to not less than ten holidays per year. Such holidays shall be named by the governing authority of the municipality, parish, or fire protection district pursuant to their established holiday policy.