Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided February 5, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mayor Foster:
You requested an opinion from our office concerning the residency requirements for the member position of the Hammond Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board to be elected by the municipal fire department. You informed us that currently this member position is vacant. Because of the sparcity of fire department personnel who are actually residents of the city, the city council, pursuant to R.S. 33:2476 (B) (1) (b), proposed an ordinance which allowed residency in Tangipahoa Parish for the members of the civil service board to be elected by the police and fire…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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