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A.  For purposes of La. Const. Art. V, § 5 with respect to the assignment of judges, a retired judge shall be an individual formerly elected to the office of judge, who is not currently serving, whether or not vested in the retirement system.

B.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, and particularly La. Rev. Stat. 11:416, any judge who, following service retirement under the provisions of this Subpart, is assigned to sit as a judge of any court of record for a specified time shall continue to receive the retirement pay being paid to him at the time of such assignment; however, the amount so received as retirement pay for any month shall be deducted from the salary payable to the judge as an assigned judge.

Acts 1990, No. 437, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 13:22 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 610, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.