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In Settlement, Louisiana Town Pays $395K in Back Pay to Firefighters

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About 35 current and former City of Ruston, La., firefighters are resting a little easier after the Board of Aldermen finally approved the transfer of funds for a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2001.

The Ruston Daily Leader reports the board on April 2 unanimously approved the transfer of $395,000 from the city’s general budget to the Ruston Fire Department’s budget to cover the settlement.

Mayor Dan Hollingsworth said he was glad to see a solution finally reached.



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