La. R.S. 33:2482

Any regular and permanent employee who left a position of the departmental service, which now comes within the classified service, subsequent to May 1, 1940, and entered the armed forces of the United States shall be restored to his position and, thereafter, be subject to the rights and jurisdiction of the classified service created by this Part if he makes application therefor to the appointing authority within sixty days from the date of his honorable discharge or discharge under honorable conditions, and is physically and mentally capable of performing the work of his position to the satisfaction of the appointing authority.