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Louisiana Firefighter Loses Appeal Over Termination for Facebook Post

A Louisiana firefighter who was fired for referring to his fire district’s board of commissioners as “a board of clueless idiots” on Facebook, has lost an appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to get his job back. Joseph Larry Moreau, Jr. was fired by St. Landry Fire Protection District No. 3 in 2018

Louisiana Firefighter Loses First Amendment Claim Over Facebook Post

A Louisiana firefighter who was fired for referring to his fire district’s board of commissioners as “a board of clueless idiots” on Facebook, has lost his First Amendment lawsuit to get his job back. Joseph Larry Moreau, Jr. was fired by St. Landry Fire Protection District No. 3 last year.

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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