{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-11-3644","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 11:3644","heading":"Disability payments","body":"Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if any officer, member, or employee of the police department, at any time, while in the active discharge of duty, or otherwise, acquires a permanent disability so as to render his or her retirement from service necessary, he or she shall be retired by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board and shall receive a sum not to exceed fifty percent of his salary at the time of the permanent disability, however, the disability payment shall not be less than five hundred dollars per month. This sum shall never be reduced from the amount awarded at retirement. The board may employ a doctor to assist, if necessary, in establishing the disability.","path":["TITLE 11. CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=75543","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:47Z","sha256":"40c9101d049699badef216d1b39b253f87ab362a11a69c81acbaad1b7a8e322a","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-11-3643","next":"us-la/rs-11-3645"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}