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Louisiana prep sports referees have a new deal that will prevent them from going on strike in the 2015-16 athletic year.
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association and the Louisiana High School Officials’ Association announced on Thursday afternoon that they had come to terms on a four-year deal that will keep officials in place for all sports throughout the state at a slightly greater rate of pay.
Prior to the deal, the officials said that if they weren’t better compensated, they wouldn’t work, which caused some angst among local coaches with fall sports starting in about a month.
In the agreement, officials will see a pay jump based on their level of qualification. The sports affected by the deal are baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, softball and wrestling.
The LHSAA will also restructure its LHSAA Sports Officiating Committee, granting the LHSOA an equal number of representatives as the LHSAA.
First-year LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine and LHSOA President Paul LaRosa said this is to keep a better line of communication so that the two entities can possess a better working relationship in the future.
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