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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2471 (2026)

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PART II. FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE LAW

FOR MUNICIPALITIES BETWEEN 13,000 AND 250,000

§2471. Applicability

A. This Part applies to any municipality which operates a regularly paid fire and police department and which has a population of not less than thirteen thousand nor more than two hundred fifty thousand according to the latest regular federal decennial census for which the official figures have been made public.

B. In the event that the civil service of any municipality pursuant to this Part is determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to not be subject to this Part, the civil service of the municipality shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state civil service system. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any municipality with a population of not less than two hundred fifteen thousand persons and not more than three hundred thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.

Amended by Acts 2013, No. 362, §1, eff. August 1, 2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 54 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Marks v. Third Dist. Volunteer Fire Dep't, 131 So. 3d 1099 (La. Ct. App. 2013).
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Marks v. Third Dist. Volunteer Fire Dep't, 131 So. 3d 1099 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “R.S. 33:2471. This court found that a municipality that contracts with a non-profit corporation to provide fire protection does not operate a “regularly paid fire department.”
Shelton v. Se. Louisiana Univ., 431 So. 2d 437 (La. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 5× “R.S. 33:2471 et seq. through L.S.A. R.S. 33:2591 all as amended and having been aggrieved by the said dismissal.”
Moore v. Ware, 839 So. 2d 940 (La. 2003). “§ 33:2471. It is likewise accepted among the parties to this litigation that the WMPD has three positions based upon seniority, Sergeant, Captain, and Major.”
City of Shreveport v. Stanley, 446 So. 2d 839 (La. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “LRS 33:2471 et seq. We reverse and remand to the board for further proceedings.”
McGehee v. City/Par. of East Baton Rouge, 809 So. 2d 258 (La. Ct. App. 2001). “33:2501(E) gives a classified employee a right to an appeal from a disciplinary action to the appropriate district court, there is no provision in the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law, LSA-R.S. 33:2471 et seq., that allows a second appeal from the district court's…”
City of Bossier City v. Vernon, 100 So. 3d 301 (La. 2012). “R.S. 33:2471 et seq.', and for municipalities with a population over 250,000 and less than 500,000, is found in La.”
Heintz v. City of Gretna ex rel. Mayor of Alterman, 683 So. 2d 926 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “R.S. 33:2471, to institute such a system.”
Landry v. Baton Rouge Police Dep't, 17 So. 3d 991 (La. Ct. App. 2009). “BURDEN OF PROOF AND STANDARD OF REVIEW Matters involving classified employees of municipal fire and police departments are governed by the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law, LSA-R.S. 33:2471, et seq., and by LSA-Const.”
Richard v. Lafayette Fire & Police Civil Serv. Bd., 8 So. 3d 509 (La. 2009). · cites it 2× “X, Part II, "FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE," and LSA-R.S. 33:2471, et seq., which is entitled "FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE LAW FOR MUNICIPALITIES BETWEEN 13,000 AND 250,000.”
Morgan v. City of Shreveport, 71 So. 3d 1104 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “A municipal fire and police civil service board is a political subdivision, distinct from the municipal government, with separate constitutional and statutory governance under the law.”
Mcintosh v. Monroe Mun. Fire, Etc., 389 So. 2d 410 (La. Ct. App. 1980). “R.S. 33:2471 et seq.), a Monroe fireman appeals his being fired by his Fire Chief.”
City of Baton Rouge v. Fire & Police Civ. Serv. Bd., 597 So. 2d 573 (La. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “R.S. 33:2471 et seq, and Article 14 Section 15.”
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