Louisiana § RS 11:1421 - Eligibility for normal retirement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:1421 — Eligibility for normal retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:1421. Eligibility for normal retirement
A. All members of the fund hired on or before September 30, 2013, shall be eligible for participation in the benefits of this fund upon written application for such allowance to the board of trustees if:
(1) The member has twelve years or more of creditable service and has attained the age of fifty-five.
(2) The member has thirty or more years of creditable service, regardless of age.
B. All members of the fund hired on or after October 1, 2013, shall be eligible for participation in the benefits of this fund upon written application for such allowance to the board of trustees if:
(1) The member has twelve or more years of creditable service and has attained the age of sixty.
(2) The member has thirty or more years of creditable service and has attained the age of fifty-five.
Acts 1989, No. 545, §1, eff. July 5, 1989; Redesignated from R.S. 47:8057 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 100, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2013, No. 233, §1, eff. July 1, 2013.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1421 ("Eligibility for normal retirement") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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