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La. Rev. Stat. § 42:1414 (2026)

State, district, parish, ward, and municipal employees; termination for conviction of a felony

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§1414.  State, district, parish, ward, and municipal employees; termination for conviction of a felony

The employee-employer relationship existing between a state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee, whether classified or unclassified, and the state, district, parish, ward, or municipality, as applicable, shall be terminated and such employee shall be removed from his position of employment with the state, district, parish, ward, or municipality, as applicable, upon conviction, during his employment, of a felony as defined by the laws of this state or by the laws of the United States.  Within ten days after a conviction is final and all appellate review of the original trial court proceedings is exhausted, the appointing authority of the employing agency shall terminate any state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee who is convicted of a felony and is holding a position of employment with such agency. For the purposes of Article X, Section 8(A) and Article X, Section 46(A) of the Louisiana Constitution and any provision of law relating to disciplinary action taken against a state employee including any provision of law relating to post-employment benefits, final conviction of a felony shall be a cause for termination of a state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 353, §1, eff. July 17, 1982; Acts 2003, No. 240, §1, eff. June 5, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2001 · leading case: Afscme, Council 17 v. State, Dept. of Health & Hosp., 789 So. 2d 1263 (La. 2001).
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Afscme, Council 17 v. State, Dept. of Health & Hosp., 789 So. 2d 1263 (La. 2001). · cites it 30× “R.S. 42:1414 requires an employee be terminated from his position of employment with the state upon conviction during his employment of a felony.”
Bailey v. LSU Health Care Servs. Div., 767 So. 2d 946 (La. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 6× “R.S. 42:1414 is inapplicable to this matter and that the Civil Service Commission has the exclusive jurisdiction in disciplinary matters involving classified employees of the State of Louisiana.”
Caldwell v. Caddo Levee Dist., 554 So. 2d 1245 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “LSA-R.S. 42:1414 provides that termination of a state employee shall take place after appellate review of the initial court proceedings is exhausted.”
Moore v. Louisiana State Univ., 517 So. 2d 993 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “Second, LSU, a state agency, discharged Moore on the mandate of LSA-R.S. 42:1414, which states: “The employee-employer relationship existing between a state employee, classified or unclassified, and the state shall be terminated and such employee shall be removed from his…”
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