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Dear Mayor Roach:

You ask this office to advise you of the statutory rules governing vacation leave for firefighters employed by the City of Lake Charles.

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

§ 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. This vacation period shall be increased one day for each year of service over ten years, up to a maximum…