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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1345.5. Retirement benefit

RS 11:1345.5 - Retirement benefit
A member shall receive a retirement equal to three and one-third percent of average compensation for every year of creditable service in the plan, not to exceed one hundred percent of the member's average compensation.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1345.6. Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program

RS 11:1345.6 - Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program
A member, except for a member who retires pursuant to R.S. 11:1345.4(3), shall have the option of participating in the Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:1312.1.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 220, §3, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1345.7. Disability retirement

RS 11:1345.7 - Disability retirement
A. Upon approval of a member's retirement based upon a total and permanent disability resulting solely from injuries sustained in the performance of his official duties, a member shall receive a disability benefit equal to seventy-five percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service. This benefit is payable only if the injury or injuries were sustained while on active duty status.
B. If a member's total and permanent disability occurs for reasons other than in the performance of his duties and the member has earned at least ten years of service credit in this Plan, then the member shall be entitled to disability benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:1313(B)(2).
C. The disability retirement procedures contained in R.S. 11:216 through 225 which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to members.
D. If the application for disability benefits is not filed while the member is in service, it shall be presumed that the disability was not incurred while the member was an active contributing member in active service. Such presumption may be overcome only by clear, competent, and convincing evidence that the disability was incurred while the member was an active contributing member in active service.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2016, No. 322, §1, eff. June 30, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1345.9. Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty

RS 11:1345.9 - Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty
The surviving spouse or children of any active member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall have the same pension rights as provided in R.S. 11:1323.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1351. Eligibility; definition

RS 11:1351 - Eligibility; definition
A. The provisions of this Part are applicable with respect to judges and court officers enumerated in R.S. 11:553 who were in office on October 1, 1976 and who did not timely exercise the option to become a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:551 through 571. The term "judge" as used herein means a judge or court officer with respect to whom this Section is applicable.
B. The term "judge" as used hereinafter in this Part, means a judge of one of the courts to which this Part is applicable.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(A) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1352. Retirement based on age and years of service

RS 11:1352 - Retirement based on age and years of service
A.(1) Every judge shall retire upon reaching the age of seventy years. If he has served as judge of a court of record for twenty years, he shall receive full pay for life.
(2) However, any judge over the age of seventy years in office on December 31, 1974, may remain in the service until he has served for twenty years or until he has attained the age of eighty years, whichever shall occur first, and he shall then retire. If he has served for less than twenty years he shall receive that proportion of his pay which the number of years served on a court of record bears to twenty.
B. Any judge, upon completing more than twenty-two years of service as a judge of a court of record, may, irrespective of his attained age, retire on two-thirds pay.
C. Any judge may retire on two-thirds pay when he shall have served as a judge of a court of record for twenty years and shall have reached the age of sixty-five years.
D. Any appellate judge may retire upon reaching the age of sixty-five years and receive full pay for life if he has served continuously as a judge for twenty-five years.
E.(1) Any judge, holding judicial office on July 20, 1990, shall be allowed to retire at the end of his present term of office, regardless of age and years of service, provided that such judge does not seek re-election to his current judicial office nor seeks election to another judicial office. The judge, if he has served for less than twenty years, shall receive in benefits that proportion of his pay which his number of years served on a court of record bears to twenty.
(2) Any judge seeking to avail himself of the provisions of Paragraph E(1) shall make application for such retirement within thirty days of July 20, 1990, and such application shall be irrevocable.
F. Any judge to whom this Part is applicable holding judicial office on July 1, 2001, shall be eligible to retire pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:558(A)(5)(a)(ii) that are applicable to judges covered by the provisions of this Part, regardless of his age and years of service, but only if he has not yet accrued a benefit equal to one hundred percent of salary and has not been certified by the Supreme Court of Louisiana as eligible for retirement under the provisions of Act No. 1063 of the 1991 Regular Session, as amended (R.S. 11:558(A)(5)). Any such judge shall be paid all benefits and supplemental benefits set forth in R.S. 11:558(A)(5)(a)(ii) for judges covered by this Part from the same source that would apply if the judge were paid benefits pursuant to the provisions of Subsections A through E of this Section.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(B) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 211, §1, eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1353. Retirement because of mental or physical incapacity; procedure

RS 11:1353 - Retirement because of mental or physical incapacity; procedure
Any judge who is or becomes physically or mentally incapacitated to perform his duties shall be retired, and he shall be paid as in the case of retirement at the age of seventy years, irrespective of his age at retirement, but in no event less than two-thirds of his pay. His incapacity shall be made to appear by a certificate which shall be filed with the governor and secretary of state. In the case of a judge of the supreme court, the courts of appeal, district courts of three or more judges, and city courts of three or more judges, this certificate shall be executed by a majority of the other members of the court of which he is a member. In all other cases, this certificate of incapacity shall be signed by two competent physicians and approved by a majority of the supreme court.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(C) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1354. Retirement pay and source to remain the same

RS 11:1354 - Retirement pay and source to remain the same
Any judge who is or may hereafter become retired under the provisions of this Part shall continue to receive the same retirement pay which was received at the time of retirement and from the same sources.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(D) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1355. Effective date of retirement

RS 11:1355 - Effective date of retirement
Retirement of a judge shall become effective:
(1) Where compulsory, when he reaches the age of seventy years, except as otherwise provided in R.S. 11:1352.
(2) Where voluntary, upon the date specified in the notice of retirement which he shall give to the governor and secretary of state.
(3) Where he is retired for incapacity, when the certificate of incapacity is filed with the secretary of state.
Acts 1978, No. 571, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(E) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1356. Vacancy in office because of retirement

RS 11:1356 - Vacancy in office because of retirement
The retirement of a judge creates a vacancy in the office which shall be filled in the manner provided by law.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(F) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1357. Assignment to court: pay and expenses; warrant

RS 11:1357 - Assignment to court: pay and expenses; warrant
A. When the supreme court assigns a sitting or retired judge or an attorney to a court, such judge or attorney shall be entitled to receive compensation, including his regular salary or retirement pay, not less than that of the judges of the court to which he is assigned, and he shall be entitled to the payment of reasonable expenses during the period of such service.
B. Such additional compensation and expenses shall be paid from time to time as incurred, on the judge's or attorney's own warrant, accompanied by his certificate giving a detailed statement of expenses.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(G) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1358. Source of contributions; warrant

RS 11:1358 - Source of contributions; warrant
A. The legislature and all political subdivisions and public authorities which contribute to the salary of any judge, shall make adequate provisions for the pay of judges retired in the same manner they do for judges in active service.
B. Payments to a retired judge shall be made monthly on his own warrant.
Redesignated from R.S. 13:30(H) by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1372. Amount of retirement pay; widows of deceased justices and judges

RS 11:1372 - Amount of retirement pay; widows of deceased justices and judges
A.(1) The amount of pensions as now fixed and being paid to the unmarried widows of justices and judges under and pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:1371 or any other legislative act now in force and effect be increased by the following percentages:
(a) For any unmarried widow whose husband died prior to noon on July 29, 1970--twenty percent of the first ten thousand dollars in benefits received, but in no event less than a total amount from all sources of four hundred dollars per month.
(b) For any unmarried widow whose husband died or dies subsequent to noon on July 29, 1970 and prior to noon on April 21, 1975--ten percent of the first ten thousand dollars in benefits received, but in no event less than a total amount from all sources of four hundred dollars per month.
(2) The payment of the increase in pension herein provided shall be made from the same sources from which the deceased judge or retired judge was compensated at the time of death or retirement for services rendered as a member of the court on which he served.
B. The amount of retirement pay of justices or judges as now fixed and being paid under and pursuant to Article VII, Section 8 of the Louisiana Constitution for 1921 as amended by Act 588 of 1956, adopted November 6, 1956, and Act 592 of 1960 adopted November 8, 1960, or any other legislative act now in force and effect, be increased by the following percentages:
(1) For any justice or judge who retired prior to noon on July 29, 1970--twenty percent of the first ten thousand dollars in benefits received, but in no event less than a total amount from all sources of four hundred dollars per month.
(2) For any justice or judge who retired subsequent to noon on July 29, 1970 and prior to noon on April 21, 1975--ten percent of the first ten thousand dollars in benefits received, but in no event less than a total amount from all sources of four hundred dollars per month.
C. The retirement pay of any justice or judge who retires subsequent to noon on April 21, 1975, shall be calculated on the salary payable to said justice or judge when he retired, plus any increase in salary enacted at the 1975 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature for justices or judges of the court on which the judge was sitting when he retired.
D. The legislature and all political subdivisions and public authorities which contribute to the salary of any judge, shall make adequate provisions for the increase in pay of justices and judges retired and widows of justices and judges in the same manner they do for judges and justices in active service.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 783, §§1 to 4; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1373. Additional payment to unmarried widow; twenty years service

RS 11:1373 - Additional payment to unmarried widow; twenty years service
A. For those persons who have served at least twenty years as a justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, or judge of a district court, or any combination thereof, a minimum pension of four hundred dollars per month shall be paid to his unmarried widow from the same sources from which the deceased judge or retired judge was compensated at the time of death or retirement for services rendered as a member of the court on which he served.
B. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, no pension to an unmarried widow of a justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal or judge of a district court shall be reduced by application of the provisions of this Section.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 755, §§1, 2; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1374. Additional payment to unmarried widow; September 2, 1975

RS 11:1374 - Additional payment to unmarried widow; September 2, 1975
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1977, the pension being received, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:1371, or any other legislative act, by an unmarried widow of a retired judge who died on September 2, 1975, shall be increased by ten percent of the first ten thousand dollars in benefits being received, but in no event by less than an amount which will result in a total amount to be received from all sources of four hundred dollars per month. The payment of the increase in pension herein provided shall be made from the same sources from which the deceased retired judge was compensated at the time of death for services rendered as a member of the court of which he served. The public authorities which contribute to the payment of the pension shall make adequate provisions for the increase in the pension in the same manner they do for judges and justices in active service.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 542, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1375. Retirement benefits; increases; maximum; minimum

RS 11:1375 - Retirement benefits; increases; maximum; minimum
A. The retirement benefits being paid on June 30, 1979, to justices and judges who retired prior to January 1, 1978, and to the surviving spouses of deceased justices and judges regardless of the date of retirement or the date of death, shall be increased by ten percent; however, no such increase shall be less than six hundred dollars per annum or more than twenty-four hundred dollars per annum.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A above, the surviving spouses of deceased justices and judges shall receive a retirement allowance of not less than six hundred dollars per month effective July 1, 1979.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to justices, judges, and surviving spouses who are receiving retirement benefits governed by the provisions of the noncontributory judges retirement plan and shall not apply to those persons whose retirement is governed by the provisions of the contributory retirement plan for judges and officers of the court established by R.S. 11:551 et seq. as part of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 70, §1, eff. July 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1376. Pensions to widows of judges; remarriage

RS 11:1376 - Pensions to widows of judges; remarriage
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, benefits paid to the widows of justices and judges under authority of R.S. 11:552(A) or under authority of any other law of this state enacted prior to October 1, 1976, shall not be curtailed by reason of remarriage if the widow had been married to the justice or judge for at least twenty-five years; and any such benefits for any such widow which have been curtailed by reason of remarriage shall be resumed, but without any retroactive effect.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 237, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1377. Retirement benefits; increases

RS 11:1377 - Retirement benefits; increases
A. The retirement benefits being paid on July 1, 1980 to justices and judges who retired on or after January 1, 1978 and on or before July 1, 1980 shall be increased by ten percent, provided that no increase shall be less than six hundred dollars per annum or more than twenty-four hundred dollars per annum.
B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to justices and judges who are receiving retirement benefits governed by the provisions of the noncontributory judges retirement plan and shall not apply to those persons whose retirement is governed by the provisions of the contributory retirement plan for judges and officers of the court established by R.S. 11:551 et seq. as part of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not be retroactive, and the benefit increases herein provided shall be effective only on and after July 1, 1980.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 833, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.6 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1378. Retirement pay or pension; exemption from taxes and execution

RS 11:1378 - Retirement pay or pension; exemption from taxes and execution
Any retirement pay or pension paid to any judge or the surviving spouse of any judge under the unfunded judicial retirement plan is exempt from any state or municipal income tax, and is exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:292.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 706, §1; Acts 1981, No. 793, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:5.7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1379. Former judges not coming under a retirement plan; pension

RS 11:1379 - Former judges not coming under a retirement plan; pension
Any person who has served as the judge of any court of record in the state of Louisiana for a period of twenty years or more, whether consecutively or not, and who has reached the age of seventy-five, and has not been removed from office for nonfeasance, malfeasance, misconduct in office, or for any other reason and who does not presently come under the provisions of any retirement act for judges of this state shall be paid a pension amounting to one-half of the salary he was receiving at the time he ceased to be a judge. Payment to each such retired judge shall be made on his own warrant and shall be paid in its entirety by the State of Louisiana.
Acts 1956, No. 481, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:6 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1380. Supplemental retirement pay

RS 11:1380 - Supplemental retirement pay
A. Any judge in the State of Louisiana who shall have retired from the office of judge under the provisions of Article VII, Section 8(c) of the Constitution of Louisiana and who thereafter, before attaining the age of seventy years, shall have been assigned by order of the supreme court under the provisions of Article VII, Section 8(h) of the Constitution of Louisiana to serve as a judge of another court or courts and who shall have served as judge by assignment continuously for not less than five years and in the aggregate not less than thirty years, shall upon termination of assignment be paid in addition to the retirement pay provided by Article VII, Section 8(c) of the Constitution of Louisiana supplemental retirement pay in the amount of two-thirds of the supplemental pay provided in Article VII, Section 8(h) to equate his salary at the time of the termination of his assignment.
B. The supplemental pay provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be paid from the same sources and in the manner provided by law for payment of retirement income to judges as provided in Article VII, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana; provided, however, that in any judicial district which contributes to the payment of the salaries of its judges, the parish or parishes in such district shall not be required under the provisions of Subsection A hereof to make supplemental retirement payment to any retired judge who shall not have served by assignment in said district for five years immediately preceding the termination of his assignment to that district.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 139, §§1, 2; Redesignated from R.S. 13:7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1381. Pension for former judges not eligible for retirement benefits

RS 11:1381 - Pension for former judges not eligible for retirement benefits
A. Any person who has served as the judge of a court of record in this state for a period of at least eighteen years and who has at least one year of military service in the armed forces of the United States and who does not, upon July 31, 1974, qualify for retirement benefits under the unfunded judicial retirement plan of this state, and who is not a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, shall be paid a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of the monthly salary he was receiving at the time he ceased to be a judge. Upon the death of any such person, his surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive the same pension for the remainder of her life. In the event any such person again assumes the office of judge of a court of record in this state, either by election or appointment, his pension authorized hereunder shall terminate. However, after he ceases to occupy such office of judge, he shall be entitled to receive a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of his monthly salary at the time he ceased to occupy such office. The payment of the pension herein authorized shall be made monthly on the warrant of the person entitled to the benefit and shall be paid from the same source from which the judge received his salary.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon the death of any judge who continued to serve after attaining retirement eligibility under Subsection A of this Section, his surviving spouse shall be paid for the remainder of her life a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of the monthly salary the judge was receiving at the time of his death or retirement. The payment of the pension herein authorized shall be paid monthly on the warrant of the person entitled to the benefit and shall be paid from the same source from which the judge received his salary.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 305, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 373, §1, eff. July 20, 1982. Acts 1983, No. 239, §1, eff. June 30, 1983; Acts 1991, No. 902, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 13:8 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1382. Retired judges serving on assignment; pay after completion of assignment

RS 11:1382 - Retired judges serving on assignment; pay after completion of assignment
A. Any person who was serving as an elected judge of a court of record of this state on November 8, 1960, and who retired after having attained the age of seventy-five years, or who retired before attaining the age of eighty years after having served as an elected judge of a court of record for fifteen years or more but less than twenty years, and, who after retirement was assigned by the supreme court of this state to active duty as a judge of any court of record of this state by one or more than one assignment, and who on September 12, 1975 was serving on such an assignment, and, who served or who will have served by the time of completion of the duties to which he is assigned on September 12, 1975, by assignment or assignments not necessarily by continuous service after retirement for at least five years, which when added to the fifteen years or more served as an elected judge before retirement will total twenty years or more of aggregate service, shall receive, at the termination of the duties to which he is assigned on September 12, 1975, full pay equal to the salary he would have been receiving from the state or any of its political subdivisions as of the date five years after the date he retired.
B. Upon the death of any person entitled to benefits under Subsection A hereof, his surviving spouse shall receive one-half of the amount as a pension for the remainder of the life of the spouse.
C. The payments to any person entitled to benefits under Subsection A hereof and the pension to the surviving spouse shall be made from the same sources and in the same manner as that from which salary and retirement benefits paid was received.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 631, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:9 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1383. Retired judges serving on assignment; pay after completion of assignment

RS 11:1383 - Retired judges serving on assignment; pay after completion of assignment
A. Any person who became a judge of a court of record of this state on July 29, 1960, and who retired from such office on March 3, 1972, his eightieth birthday, and who subsequently was assigned by the Supreme Court of Louisiana to active duty as a judge of any such court of record, and who on April 17, 1978, was serving on such an assignment, and who has served by such assignment or assignments, not necessarily continuous, for at least four years, shall receive, at the time of the completion of duties to which he is assigned on April 17, 1978, pay equal to the full salary paid by the state of Louisiana to a judge of the Eleventh Judicial District as of March 3, 1972, for so long as he lives.
B. Upon the death of any person entitled to benefits under Subsection A hereof, his surviving spouse shall receive one-half of the amount as a pension for the remainder of the life of the spouse.
C. The payments to any person entitled to benefits under Subsection A hereof and the pension to the surviving spouse shall be made from the same sources and in the same manner as that from which salary and retirement benefits paid were received.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 649, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:9.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1384. Assigned retired judges; optional method of compensation, expenses

RS 11:1384 - Assigned retired judges; optional method of compensation, expenses
A. In lieu of the compensation established for assigned retired judges by R.S. 11:566 and R.S. 11:1351 through 1358, the supreme court may assign a retired judge to a court on a contractual or per diem basis. In such case, and notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 11:1381 or 443 to the contrary, the assigned retired judge shall be entitled to compensation, in addition to his retirement pay, in an amount equal to one-twentieth of the monthly salary of a judge of the court to which he is assigned for each day of service under such assignment, but not to exceed one hundred twenty working or judicial days in a fiscal year. In addition, such a judge shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such service. The assignment of a retired judge under this section shall not result in the termination of his pension or retirement status as provided by R.S. 11:1381.
B. The compensation and expenses provided for in Subsection A hereof shall be paid from time to time on the judge's own warrant giving a detailed statement of service and expenses.
C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:1384(A) and (B) or any provision of law to the contrary, a retired judge may be assigned to any court of record on a contractual or per diem basis by an en banc order of the court, provided the en banc order is confirmed by the supreme court pursuant to Article V, Section 5(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana. No retired judge shall be assigned for longer than the time limitation set forth in R.S. 11:1384(A). In such a case, and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the retired judge shall be entitled to compensation, in addition to his retirement pay, in an amount not exceeding the salary of a judge of the court to which he is assigned. In addition, the assigned judge shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such service. The compensation and expenses provided for in this Subsection, shall be paid on the judge's own warrant for the judicial expense fund, or similar fund, of the court to which he is assigned.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the assignment of a retired judge under this Subsection shall not result in the termination or reduction of his pension or retirement status.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 345, §1; Acts 1986, No. 400, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:9.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1385. Retirement benefits; 1995 cost-of-living increase

RS 11:1385 - Retirement benefits; 1995 cost-of-living increase
A. The retirement benefits being paid to the surviving spouses of those justices and judges of the plan who retired or died prior to July 1, 1979, shall be increased by five hundred dollars per month.
B. The retirement benefits being paid to the surviving spouses of those justices and judges of the plan who retired or died after June 30, 1979, and prior to July 1, 1984, shall be increased by ten percent of the benefits being paid to them on January 1, 1994, but no increase shall be less than two hundred fifty dollars per month or greater than three hundred fifty dollars per month.
C. The retirement benefits being paid to justices and judges of the plan who retired prior to July 1, 1979, shall be increased by fifteen percent of the benefits being paid to them on January 1, 1994, but no such increase shall be less than two hundred fifty dollars per month or greater than three hundred sixty dollars per month.
D. The retirement benefits being paid to justices and judges of the plan who retire after June 30, 1979, and prior to July 1, 1984, shall be increased by ten percent of the benefits being paid to them on January 1, 1994, but no increase shall be less than two hundred forty dollars per month or greater than two hundred seventy-five dollars per month.
E. The retirement benefits being paid to justices and judges of the plan, or any surviving spouse of such a member, who retired after June 30, 1984, and prior to July 1, 1989, shall be increased by four percent of the benefits being paid to them on January 1, 1994.
F. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to justices and judges and surviving spouses who are receiving retirement benefits governed by the provisions of the noncontributory judges retirement plan and shall not apply to those persons whose retirement is governed by the provisions of the contributory retirement plan for judges and officers of the court established by R.S. 11:551 et seq. as part of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System.
G. If the amount of funds appropriated to provide the cost-of-living adjustment set forth in this Section are not sufficient to cover the actuarial cost of such adjustment, there shall be a pro rata reduction of the adjustment granted to justices and judges named herein to cover such imbalance, provided that the adjustment of any surviving spouse shall not be affected by such reductions.
Acts 1995, No. 626, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1386. Cost-of-living adjustments; retirement benefits; 2007 and subsequent increases

RS 11:1386 - Cost-of-living adjustments; retirement benefits; 2007 and subsequent increases
A. The retirement benefits payable under the provisions of this Chapter to any surviving spouse of any justice or judge shall be increased by two percent as a cost-of-living adjustment on July 1, 2005.
B. The retirement benefits payable under the provisions of this Chapter to any justice or judge or the surviving spouse of any justice or judge shall be increased by:
(1) Four percent for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2007.
(2) Four percent for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2008.
(3) An annual cost-of-living adjustment on July 1, 2009, and every year thereafter in an amount equal to two percent, or, if the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the preceding calendar year is less than two percent, then the cost-of-living adjustment shall be a percentage equal to the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the preceding calendar year, if any.
C. The percentage as determined by Subsection B of this Section shall be applied to the total annual benefit being paid to each recipient on the effective date of the increase.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 432, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 348, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1391. Pension system merged with system of assistance to the aged

RS 11:1391 - Pension system merged with system of assistance to the aged
The system of pensions for Confederate veterans and widows of Confederate veterans is merged and consolidated with the system of financial assistance to aged, needy persons.
Redesignated from R.S. 29:461 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1392. Powers over pension roll

RS 11:1392 - Powers over pension roll
The Division of Family Services of the Louisiana Health and Human Resources Administration has full power over the pension roll. After notice and a hearing, it shall remove any name improperly on the roll.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:463 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1393. Finality of decision

RS 11:1393 - Finality of decision
The decision of the division shall be final in any matter arising under this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:464 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1394. Expenses, how payable

RS 11:1394 - Expenses, how payable
The necessary clerical, traveling, and other expenses of the division in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid out of the amount appropriated for pensions.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:465 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1395. Payment of pensions

RS 11:1395 - Payment of pensions
Pensions granted to Confederate veterans and to widows of Confederate veterans shall be paid monthly or quarterly on the warrant or order of the division out of money appropriated for pensions.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:466 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1396. Records concerning pensioners

RS 11:1396 - Records concerning pensioners
The division shall keep a book in which it shall record the following information concerning each Confederate veteran pensioner; his name, residence, company and regiment or naval service, the date, place, and nature of his injury or disability, how occasioned and where, the date and place of parole or discharge or if not discharged, where he remained until the surrender, and the date of the granting and the amount of the pension. In the case of a widow, it shall record the same information concerning her deceased husband, and in addition it shall record the date, place, and cause of his death.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:467 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1397. Pensions for widows of Confederate veterans

RS 11:1397 - Pensions for widows of Confederate veterans
Pensions not exceeding sixty dollars per month, payable monthly, shall be paid to persons possessing the following qualifications:
(1) Widows of Confederate veterans who served from the date of their enlistment until the close of the late Civil War or until honorably discharged, whose marriages were contracted prior to December 31, 1905, and who have been bona fide residents of the state of Louisiana for at least five years next preceding the date of their application for a pension. Such pensions shall cease upon remarriage.
(2) Widows of Confederate veterans who served from the date of their enlistment until the close of the late Civil War, or until honorably discharged, whose marriages were contracted subsequent to December 31, 1905, who have not remarried and who have attained the age of sixty years, and who have been bona fide residents of the state of Louisiana for at least five years next preceding the date of their application for a pension. Such pensions shall cease upon remarriage.
Added by Acts 1975, 1st, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Feb. 20, 1975; Redesignated from R.S. 29:468 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.1. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.1 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.2. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012 ; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.2 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012 ; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.3. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.3 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.4. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.4 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.5. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.5 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.6. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.6 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1399.7. Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 11:1399.7 - Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 483, which enacted Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 11:1399.1 through 1399.7 was held unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in
Retired State Employees Association, et al. v State of Louisiana
No. 2013-CA-0499 (La. 6/28/13); 119 So.3d 568.
NOTE: See HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S. relative to suspension of Act 483 of the 2012 R.S. and application and intent regarding provisions of the Act not suspended by the Resolution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:2182. Exemption from execution

RS 11:2182 - Exemption from execution
Any annuity, retirement allowance or benefits, or refund of contributions, or any optional benefit or any other benefit paid to any person under the provisions of the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund is exempt from any state or municipal tax and is exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:292, and is unassignable.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 261, §1; Acts 1986, No. 767, §5; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1458 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:2183. Time for filing claim

RS 11:2183 - Time for filing claim
Any claim for death or disability benefit shall be filed with the board of trustees within one year from the date of disability or death.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 239, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1459 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:2184. Preservation of rights

RS 11:2184 - Preservation of rights
The failure to re-enact all or any part of Subsections D, E, F and L of R.S. 11:2178 shall not affect the rights of the recipients to continue to receive the benefits presently being paid thereunder.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 239, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1460 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.