Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:591 – A. The surviving spouse, the minor children, or the dependent parents of any retired member who dies shall receive as a pension seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement pay whi
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:591
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Retirement: means termination of active service, with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Spouse: means a person who is legally married to a member of this system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
A. The surviving spouse, the minor children, or the dependent parents of any retired member who dies shall receive as a pension seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement pay which was being paid to the member prior to his death, in the following order of priority:
(1) The surviving spouse.
(2) The minor children of the deceased member, in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 11:588.
(3) The parents of the deceased, if they furnish to the board satisfactory proof that they were deriving their main support from the deceased member.
B. Remarriage of the surviving spouse acts as a forfeiture of her right to receive any further benefits hereunder.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 56:692 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.