La. R.S. 33:2542

Any regular permanent employee who, subsequent to May 1, 1940, left a position of the departmental service which now comes within the classified service and entered the armed forces of the United States shall be restored to his position and, thereafter, shall 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 if he is physically and mentally capable of performing the work of his position to the satisfaction of the appointing authority.