§ 33:2212 — Minimum salaries; increases

§2212. Minimum salaries; increases
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing body of each municipality
having a population of not less than twelve thousand nor more than two hundred fifty
thousand shall pay each employee of its police department a salary of not less than the
minimum rate of pay established in accordance with the grades, ranks or classes of positions
as provided in this Section.
B. The minimum monthly salary to be paid any full-time employee of a police
department shall be three hundred dollars, and for officers of the grades listed below shall
be as hereinafter set forth:
(1) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class
of sergeant, not less than three hundred and thirty dollars per month.
(2) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class
of lieutenant, not less than three hundred and forty-five dollars per month.
(3) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class
of captain, not less than three hundred and seventy-five dollars per month.
(4) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class
of major, not less than four hundred and five dollars per month.
(5) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class
of assistant chief of police, not less than four hundred and twenty dollars per month.
C. From and after the first day of July, 1961, each member of the police department
of the city of Bossier City who has had three years continuous service shall receive an
increase in salary of two per cent and shall, thereafter, receive an increase in salary of two
per cent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years.
D. From and after the first day of January, 1969, each member of the police
department of the city of Lake Charles who has had three years continuous service shall
receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary
of two percent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years. Both the
base pay and accrued longevity shall be used in computing longevity pay.
E. On and after September 1, 1981, each member of the police department of the city
of Jennings who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of
two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each year of
additional service up to and including twenty years. Both the base pay and accrued longevity
shall be used to compute longevity pay.
F.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, in the
city of Abbeville the minimum salaries of full-time employees of the police department shall
be in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) A police officer shall receive a minimum monthly salary of seven hundred sixty-six dollars and eighty cents per month.
(b) A police officer first class shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less
than fifteen percent above that of a police officer.
(c) A sergeant shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less than twenty-five
percent above that of a police officer.
(d) A lieutenant shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less than fifty percent
above that of a police officer.
(2) On and after August 1, 1982, each member of the police department of the city
of Abbeville who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary
of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each
additional year of service. Both the base pay and accrued longevity shall be used in
computing such longevity pay.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the city of Abbeville
is hereby authorized to grant equal raises to all full-time officers of the Abbeville Police
Department, without consideration of rank or longevity. The raises shall be funded by an
additional sales tax, if approved by the registered voters of the city.
G. On and after July 1, 1999, each member of the police department of the city of
Monroe shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an
increase in salary of two percent for each additional year of service. Both the base pay and
accrued longevity shall be used in computing such longevity pay.
H. On and after April 1, 2008, each member of the police department of the city of
Sulphur who has completed three years of continuous service shall receive an increase in
salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each
additional year of service. The base pay, the accrued longevity, and state supplemental pay
shall be used in computing longevity pay.
I. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the police department of the city of
Houma who has completed three years of continuous service shall receive an increase in
salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each
additional year of service. The base pay, the accrued longevity, and state supplemental pay
shall be used in computing longevity pay.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 221, §1; Acts 1966, No. 425, §1; Acts 1968, Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1; Acts 1981, No. 879, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 79, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1982; Acts 1999, No. 1321, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 494, §1, eff. Apr. 1, 2008; Acts 2019, No. 146, §1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 189, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.