La. Stat. tit. 33 § 2193
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
Salaries of the members of the department shall not be reduced below the level paid on July 27, 1920. Substitutes shall be furnished whenever necessary. In cases of emergency, the officer having the management of the department may summon and keep on continuous duty any members of the department as long as the emergency exists.
La. R.S. § 33:2193