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JEFFERSON PARISH FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC. LOCAL 1374 AFL-CIO v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON

No. 90-CA-742.

579 So.2d 1062 (1991)

JEFFERSON PARISH FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 1374 AFL-CIO and Dan Hughes v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON and Superintendent of Fire, Edward J. O'Brien.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Gruntz, Jr., Debra Gail Miller, Parish Attys. Office, Parish of Jefferson, Harahan, for defendants-appellees.

Louis L. Robein, Jr., Gardner, Robein & Urann, Metairie, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Before KLIEBERT, GAUDIN and WICKER, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Jefferson Parish fireman Dan Hughes was hurt on February 27, 1990 while off duty in Mississippi. His right arm was seriously injured, rendering him unfit for normal firefighting duties.

After exhausting accumulated sick and annual leave benefits, Hughes was placed on leave without pay. He then requested an additional 52 weeks of sick leave pursuant to R.S. 33:1995, which states:

"Every fireman in the employ of a municipality, parish...

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