Orleans loses firefighter retirement battle

Published May 19, 2014 10:34pm ET



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to block state court rulings requiring New Orleans to pay $17.5 million for its share of the fire department’s retirement fund for 2010 through 2012.

The Landrieu administration stopped making full monthly payments to the fund in July 2010.

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