Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:3001

A.  A retirement system is hereby established and placed under the management of a Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Part for officers and employees in the Service of the City of Alexandria and their beneficiaries.  The retirement system is created as of the effective date of Acts 1948, No. 459 but shall begin full operations as of August 1, 1948, when contributions by members shall begin and benefits shall become payable.  

B.  It shall be an agency of the City of Alexandria and shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the  “City of Alexandria Employees’ Retirement System”, and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested and all of its cash and securities and other property held.

Designated from Acts 1948, No. 459, §1, by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.