Shreveport Times
May 31, 2026
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-01
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT
AND FUND THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LAWSUIT CAPTIONED, "CADDO
PARISH FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 4077, ET AL VERSUS CADDO PARISH
FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL", BEARING DOCKET NUMBER: 641,460,
FILED IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CADDO, STATE OF LOUISIANA CONSISTENT WITH DISTRICT'S
BY-LAWS,
APPLICABLE LAW AND THE DISTRICT COURT'S MARCH 19, 2026
JUDGMENT.
WHEREAS, a quorum of the Board of Commissioners ("BOC") of Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1 ("District"), do hereby adopt the following Ordinance;
WHEREAS, said Ordinance was introduced at the duly scheduled and convened meeting of the BOC on the 14th day of April 2026; and
WHEREAS, notice of public hearing of said Ordinance having been given by publication in Shreveport Times on the 21 st day of April, 2026;
WHEREAS, there is litigation pending against the District where the Local Union, along with certain current and former employees ("Plaintiffs"), allege issues related to pay by the District, as more fully detailed in the Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Supplemental Relief in the lawsuit which is captioned:
"Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1 International Association of Firefighters Local
Union No. 4077, et al versus Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1, et al", bearing
Docket Number: 641 ,460, filed in the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana ("Litigation");
WHEREAS, the BOC has approved of the settlement of the Litigation and dismissal of the Litigation, with prejudice, subject to the terms set forth in the approved Class Action Settlement Agreement, as authorized by the District Court's March 19, 2026 Judgment;
WHEREAS, the terms in the Class Action Settlement Agreement require the expenditure of funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00);
WHEREAS, Article VI of the District's By-Laws requires any appropriation of funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) be done by Ordinance.
WHEREAS, the BOC deems it necessary and in the best interests of the District, its employees, citizens and taxpayers adopt an ordinance to appropriate the funds necessary to implement and fund the settlement of the Litigation contemplated by the Class Action Settlement Agreement and the Court's March 19, 2026 Judgment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the BOC of the District in legal session convened, and after a public hearing held this date, that:
The BOC hereby appropriates $388,000 to be used for the express purpose of paying said amount in conjunction with the settlement of the
Litigation, as said amount is itemized in the Class Action Settlement Agreement, as reviewed, approved and authorized by the District Court's March 19, 2026 Judgment.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and are hereby repealed.
That this Ordinance be published once in the Shreveport Times, a newspaper having a general circulation in the Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1, and that thirty (30) days after the date of said publication, this Ordinance shall become operative in accordance with Louisiana Law.
The following members of the Board of Commissioners voted as follows:
Billy Casey Abstain
Joesph Di Stephano Yea
Craig Bond Absent
Roderick Casey Yea
Brad Smith Yea
Doug McCoy Yea
Tony Moffett Yea
Whereupon, this motion receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners, the presiding officer declared the above Ordinance duly adopted on this 26th day of May, 2026.
ATTESTED AND DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN/VICECHAIRMAN:
BY: /s/
APPROVED AND DELIVERED TO THE SECRETARY:
BY: /s/ Donna Bishop
Donna Bishop, Secretary
Board of Commissioners
Caddo Parish Fire District No. 1
DATE ADOPTED: May 26, 2026
5/31/26 ($183.80)
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