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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404 (2026)

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§404. Duties of mayor

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Cited in 31 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2021 · leading case: Thibodeaux v. Hernandez, 702 So. 2d 1157 (La. Ct. App. 1997).

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Thibodeaux v. Hernandez, 702 So. 2d 1157 (La. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “R.S. 33:404 and 33:423. As the emphasized statutory language below suggests, La.”

State v. Davis, 634 So. 2d 1168 (La. 1994). · cites it 2× “33:404 delineates the duties of a mayor, and one of these duties is [t]o supervise and direct the administration and operation of all municipal departments, offices, and agencies, other than a police department with an elected chief of police, in conformity with ordinances…”

Cogswell v. Town of Logansport, 321 So. 2d 774 (La. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “I(D) is authorized by R.S. 33:404. Sec. I(E) implements the provision of R.”

State v. Davis, 614 So. 2d 270 (La. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “R.S. 33:404 sets forth the duties of a mayor, in pertinent part, as follows: A.”

Chapman v. Bordelon, 132 So. 2d 533 (La. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 9× “t he was the treasurer of the Town of Ville Platte and also chief gas clerk of said town on July 1, 1961, and therefore occupied the dual position of officer and employee of the Town of Ville Platte; that the action of said Board of Aldermen on July 5, 1961, was vetoed by the…”

Chapman v. Bordelon, 138 So. 2d 1 (La. 1962). · cites it 3× “In support of his first argument relator calls our attention to R.S. 33:404, which sets forth the duties of the mayor and which provides in part: “The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the hoard of aldermen, and in case there is an equal division, he shall give the deciding…”

Ardoin v. Rougeau, 670 So. 2d 441 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “R.S. 33:404 recognizes a distinction between the mayor’s power to Lappoint and remove a municipal attorney and his power to do the same with the average municipal employee.”

Doyle v. City of Harahan, 610 So. 2d 272 (La. Ct. App. 1992). “R.S. 33:404, grants the mayor the following pertinent authority: (1) To supervise and direct the administration and operation of all municipal departments, offices, and agencies, other than a police department with an elected chief of police, in conformity with ordinances…”

In re Dismissal of Jordan, 631 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “DISCUSSION Appellant argues that the proper procedure for removal of a nonelected chief of police, which is set forth in LSA-R.S. 33:404, was not followed and thus his termination is without legal effect.”

Mabry v. Andrus, 34 So. 3d 1075 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “R.S. 33:404 A(l). The court enumerated the statutory duties of a city clerk, finding that Mayor Andrus had prevented and inhibited Ms.”

State v. Thompson, 163 So. 3d 139 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “33:404 imposes the following powers, duties and responsibilities on the mayor: (1) To supervise and direct the administration and operation of all municipal departments, offices, and agencies, other than a police department with an elected chief of police, in conformity with…”

Barlow v. Town of Waterproof, 39 So. 3d 768 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “R.S. 33:404 and any applicable Town Ordinances pursuant to that section.”

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— La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404(A) — 3 cases

In re Dismissal of Jordan, 631 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “DISCUSSION Appellant argues that the proper procedure for removal of a nonelected chief of police, which is set forth in LSA-R.S. 33:404, was not followed and thus his termination is without legal effect.”

State of Louisiana v. Leslie C. Thompson (La. 2017).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404(A)(1) — 4 cases

State of Louisiana v. Leslie C. Thompson (La. 2017).

Kerry Blakemore v. Town of Grambling (La. Ct. App. 2020).

Ford v. Wycoff, 757 So. 2d 833 (La. Ct. App. 2000).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404(A)(3) — 4 cases

Ardoin v. Rougeau, 670 So. 2d 441 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 33:404 recognizes a distinction between the mayor’s power to Lappoint and remove a municipal attorney and his power to do the same with the average municipal employee.”

Lee v. Grimmer, 775 So. 2d 1223 (La. Ct. App. 2000).

Moody v. Walker (E.D. La. 2021).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404(A)(4) — 2 cases

Town of Mamou v. Fontenot, 756 So. 2d 719 (La. Ct. App. 2000).

Nat'l Linen Serv. v. City of Monroe, 911 So. 2d 913 (La. Ct. App. 2005).

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