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Appropriations committee delays vote on supplemental pay for Lakefront airport firefighters after equity concerns
Summary
A bill to give supplemental pay to nine aircraft‑rescue firefighters at the Lakefront Management Authority was voluntarily deferred after members questioned precedent, parity with other emergency workers and funding. Supporters said the pay is needed to retain trained staff; opponents worried it would spur similar requests statewide.
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday voluntarily deferred a proposal to provide supplemental pay to the nine aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) personnel at the Lakefront Management Authority.
Representative Newell, who carried the bill, told the committee the Lakefront firefighters receive advanced aircraft rescue and hazardous materials training that other local departments do not, and that the authority loses trained personnel to city and parish departments that pay supplemental duty. "Without a fire department here,…
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