Court Reduces NOLA Debt and Firefighter Back Pay

The Times-Picayune reports that a dispute concerning New Orleans firefighter pay that originated in 1981is "plodding to an eventual close." In a district court-decision by Judge Roland Belsome last year, the city's liability was estimated at $360 million, but that has been reduced to around $130 million. Both sides are preparing writs to the Louisiana Supreme Court in an effort to finally resolve the suit that originally concerned accrued leave, but now focuses primarily on a state law that mandates annual 2 percent pay increases for firefighters.

Posted by AJR at June 15, 2004 07:39 AM