Kenner Firefighters demand chief’s ouster [Video]

KENNER, La. — A new fire station near Loyola Drive and Veterans Boulevard, the first project funded partly by an $11 million fire tax, should have been a celebration for the Kenner Fire Department. Instead, the milestone is overshadowed by a bitter feud within the department, with firefighters calling for their chief’s removal.

The Kenner Fire Fighters Association has issued a vote of no confidence in Fire Chief Terence Morris, citing staffing shortages, budget mismanagement and lack of transparency.

“What we were asking for is the mayor and the council to look at this,” said Matt Hotard, union president. “We don’t take it lightly that we have to put this out. We don’t. It’s a very serious thing.”

The union claims the department has suffered significant personnel losses. “In 2023 we lost 7 suppression members, we’ve lost 10 total between 2023 and now and so, we cannot sustain losing personnel,” …