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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 2429. Political activities prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. No person shall:

(1) Be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or dismissed from, any position in the classified service, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations.

(2) Seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service.

(3) Use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration.

B. No employee in the classified service, and no member of the commission shall, directly or indirectly, pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political organization or purpose, or solicit or take any part in soliciting any such assessment, subscription, or contribution. No person shall solicit any such assessment, subscription or contribution of any employee in the classified service.

C. No person elected to public office shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed to any position in the classified service.

D. The commission may upon its own initiative, and shall upon the filing of written charges by any appointing authority, employee in the city service, citizen, or taxpayer, investigate any charges that the provisions of this Section have been violated by any person in the city service. Within thirty days after the filing of charges, the commission shall hold a public hearing concerning the charges. If the commission determines that the charges are true or, on the basis of additional evidence which is introduced at the hearing, determines that the person under inquiry has violated any of the provisions of this Section, the commission shall direct the offending person to be dismissed from the city service. The offender shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 33:2432.

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