Service in armed forces before employment.
New Orleans City Code § 114-107
in effectSec. 114-107. - Service in armed forces before employment.
A. An active member shall be entitled to purchase creditable service for active duty service in the armed forces before employment by his employer hereunder, excluding the National Guard or reserve service, provided that he was honorably discharged.
B. An active member shall be entitled to purchase additional creditable service for service in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States before employment by his employer hereunder, provided that:
1. He was honorably discharged.
2. Creditable service for full-time active duty service is longer than five consecutive days and shall be based on one day of creditable service for one day of such service.
3. Creditable service for duty which is not full-time active duty shall be determined as one day of service for each drill point, provided that a member's military employer provides written certification of the number of drill points earned and the time during which such points were earned.
4. The term "active duty" shall mean full-time active military service under written military orders, which totals five or more consecutive days of service.
5. One year of creditable service shall be credited for each 252 drill points, which may be nonconsecutive.
C. A maximum of four years of creditable service shall be purchasable hereunder.
D. An active member shall be credited with at least five years of creditable service before any purchase hereunder.
E. A member who purchases creditable service hereunder shall not receive a benefit from any other retirement system of the State of Louisiana or its political subdivisions for such service.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 26460, § 2, 6-18-15)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH114PE_ARTIIIRESY_DIV4CRSE_S114-107SEARFOBEEMFetched: 10/28/2026