Louisiana § RS 11:149 - Reemployment of retirees
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:149 — Reemployment of retirees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:149. Reemployment of retirees
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who retires from employment with a department of state government as defined in Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall, upon reemployment by the same department of state government, be governed, with respect to retirement, by the laws governing the retirement system from which he retired.
B. Any person who retires under any early retirement incentive plan of the state of Louisiana for state employees shall not be reemployed by any department of state government for two years after the effective date of their retirement. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to seasonal fire fighting personnel employed by the office of forestry in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and election-related personnel in the Department of State. Reemployment of election personnel shall not exceed six weeks prior to an election and two weeks following an election.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 811, §1; Acts 1987, No. 487, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 42:697.7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991. Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:149 ("Reemployment of retirees") 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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