Louisiana Attorney General Reports October 30, 2007 (Opinion Number)

Dear Mayor Thompson: In your correspondence to this office you state that the fire chief of Jonesboro holds a full-time appointed position in that capacity. You ask if the fire chief may simultaneously be employed as a part-time police officer with the Jonesboro police department. The provisions of the Dual-Officeholding and Dual Employment Laws, R.S. 42:61, et seq., govern our response. R.S.