PORT ALLEN -- The West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1 Board of Commissioners was forced to revote to move forward with Butch Browning as WBR Fire Chief in a part-time role.

The same vote happened back in August , but the state Attorney General's office forced a redo, claiming the board had violated open meeting laws by not allowing public comments.

"I decided to contact the attorney general's office and ask them for their opinions. They are the ultimate authority on public meeting law on whether or not it was a violation. They considered it a violation," Former WBR volunteer firefighter John Summers said.

At Thursday's meeting, there were public comments, allowing several current and former firefighters to share their concerns about moving forward without a full-tim

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