Louisiana § RS 11:3314 - Board of directors; composition
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§ RS 11:3314. Board of directors; composition
A. The said board of directors above mentioned shall be composed of eight members as follows:
(1) The Mayor of the City of Lake Charles
(2) The Director of Finance of the City of Lake Charles
(3) The City Attorney of the City of Lake Charles
(4) Five members of the Fire Department of the City of Lake Charles, who must have served at least three years in said department before they shall be eligible to membership on said Board.
B. The five members from the fire department shall be selected by a secret ballot of its members. The term of the members elected from the fire department shall be two years. The first election shall be held within fifteen days after July 26, 1944 and an election shall be held every two years thereafter.
C. The officers of the Lake Charles Fire Fighters Association shall call each said election and shall prescribe any additional rules, not contrary to the provisions of this Part for the conduct of each said election. In case of a vacancy on the board of directors among the members who have been elected from the fire department, a special election shall be called by the officers of the Lake Charles Fire Fighters Association within sixty days after the vacancy occurs, to fill the said vacancy, by secret ballot of the members of the said fire department.
D. For the purpose of this Section "members" includes all members of the fire department who are active or on pension, either for retirement or disability.
Designated from Acts 1944, No. 186, §4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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