Bradford v. City of Shreveport

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Plaintiffs are 21 policemen employed by the Department of Public Safety of the *857City of Shreveport in the Subdepartment of Police. This suit by plaintiffs against the City is to recover wages for time and one-half pay for overtime hours worked in excess of 48 hours per week. The time period covered extends from June, 1968 to May 15, 1971. Plaintiffs base their claims on LSA-R.S. 33:2213 which provides:

“The maximum hours of work required of any full-time paid patrolman, patrolman first class, sergeant, lieutenant, or captain, or any other employee of the police department,…