Karno v. Trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System

1 ¡¿PARRO, J.

Seven members of the Louisiana judiciary filed suit, seeking a declaratory judgment that the Trustees of the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) had misinterpreted the law as it applied to the computation of their retirement benefits. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of LASERS and denied the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing their case. This appeal followed. Having reviewed the applicable law, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

To facilitate the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the State of Louisiana under the federal Voting Rights…