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Dear Representative Townsend:

You ask this office to advise you of the legality of rules regarding vacation leave for firefighters currently implemented by the City of Natchitoches.

Pertinent to this discussion is R.S. 33:1996, which addresses the annual vacation leave of firemen, and provides in pertinent part:

§ 1996. Annual vacation

Firemen in municipalities, parishes and fire protection districts to which this Subpart applies, after having served one year, shall be entitled to an annual vacation of eighteen days with full pay. . . .

A conflict exists between the City of Natchitoches and the…