Louisiana § RS 11:1971 - Eligibility for normal retirement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:1971 — Eligibility for normal retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:1971. Eligibility for normal retirement
Any member of Plan C shall be eligible to retire if he has at least:
(1) Thirty years of creditable service, and is at least age fifty-five.
(2) Ten years of creditable service, and is at least age sixty.
(3) Seven years of creditable service, and is at least age sixty-five.
Acts 1997, No. 867, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 695, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1971 ("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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