Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 735. Contributions and benefits of legislators

A. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 24:36 or of any other laws to the contrary, which are, for purposes of this Section, superseded, but only insofar as they are in conflict herewith, any member of this system who is initially elected to the legislature after September 9, 1977, shall have the option, which once exercised shall be irrevocable, of contributing, while a member of the legislature, as the employee contribution to this system, the percentage set by R.S. 11:62(11)(c) plus the four percent that he contributes as a member of the legislature in accordance with R.S. 24:36 of any of the following:

(2) Upon retirement, he shall receive a retirement allowance equal to the sum of three and one-half percent of average final compensation for each year of legislative service, and a percentage determined in accordance with R.S. 11:768 of average final compensation for every other year for which he has credit in this system. For purposes of this Section, average final compensation shall mean the average annual earnable compensation on which employee contributions as above provided were made for any three years of service during which said earnable compensation was the highest. Benefits shall not exceed one hundred percent of average final compensation.