Louisiana § RS 16:516 - Health insurance; retired district attorneys; certain judicial districts
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 16:516 — Health insurance; retired district attorneys; certain judicial districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 16:516. Health insurance; retired district attorneys; certain judicial districts
A. The premium costs of group health insurance may be paid in full from the district attorney's general fund, in and for the Fifth, Seventh, Eighteenth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Third, Thirty-Sixth, and Fortieth judicial districts as may be applicable, for any district attorney who retired with at least twenty-four years of full-time service regardless of age.
B. The premium costs of group health insurance shall be paid in full from the district attorney's general fund, in and for the Fourth, Sixth, Twenty-Second, and Thirty-Ninth judicial districts as may be applicable, for any district attorney who retired with at least thirty years of full-time service regardless of age or who has served twenty-four years or more as the elected district attorney regardless of age.
C. The premium costs of group health insurance shall be paid in full from the district attorney's general fund in and for the Second Judicial District, for any district attorney who retired with at least twenty-four years of full-time service regardless of age.
D. As used in this Section, "years of full-time service" shall mean the number of years of creditable service that the retiree had in the Louisiana District Attorney's Retirement System.
Acts 2006, No. 840, §1; Acts 2007, No. 300, §1; Acts 2007, No. 355, §1; Acts 2008, No. 554, §1; Acts 2009, No. 389, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2020, No. 168, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 16:516 ("Health insurance; retired district attorneys; certain judicial districts") 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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