Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 29, § 36.1. Exemptions from tuition charges for service in the Louisiana National Guard

C. The adjutant general of Louisiana shall be responsible for overall policies, guidance, administration, implementation, and proper utilization of the program of tuition exemptions for guardsmen provided for in this Section.

D. For any student participating in the tuition exemption program provided by this Section and who also receives benefits provided by the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, the term “tuition” as used in this Section shall mean tuition as defined for purposes of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students by the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission by rule.

E. In addition to the tuition exemption provided by Subsection A of this Section and effective beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year and thereafter, any student enrolled or who may enroll in a Louisiana public college or university who is seventeen years of age or over and who is serving in the Louisiana National Guard pursuant to a six-year re-enlistment agreement shall be exempt from all tuition charges imposed by such institution if the student is presently domiciled in Louisiana. This exemption may be claimed for four separate academic years or until the receipt of a degree at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, or professional level, whichever occurs first. Such student shall be exempt from all tuition charges, except that in the case of tuition at an institution which confers a professional degree, a qualified student shall be allowed a credit or exemption against such tuition each term equal to the average undergraduate tuition charged to full-time students carrying a full-time academic load attending public colleges and universities which offer baccalaureate degrees as determined by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance. Except as otherwise provided by this Subsection, all conditions, limitations, and requirements of this Section applicable to initial and continuing eligibility for the tuition exemption provided by Subsection A of this Section shall apply to the tuition exemption provided by this Subsection.

F. The provisions of this Section authorizing a partial tuition exemption at institutions which confer a professional degree shall not apply to new professional degree participants in the State Tuition Benefit Program on and after July 1, 2009.

G. If a member of the Louisiana National Guard dies as a result of one or more wounds, injuries, or illnesses incurred while serving in state or federal active duty service or in an operation or area that the secretary of defense of the United States designates, in writing, as a combat operation or a zone of combat, his surviving spouse and his child or children shall be eligible to enroll in a public institution of higher learning of this state and shall be exempt from all tuition charges imposed by any such institution of higher learning if the applicant for free tuition is presently domiciled in Louisiana. This exemption may be claimed for five separate academic years or until the receipt of a bachelor's degree, whichever occurs first. The child or children shall be eligible to claim this exemption upon attaining the age of seventeen years. If the survivor claiming the exemption is placed on scholastic probation while receiving the exemption, the exemption shall immediately be forfeited, and tuition charges shall be paid as provided in Subsection A of this Section.