Louisiana § 11:591 Death of retired member

Louisiana Statutes

§ 11:591 — Death of retired member

Louisiana § 11:591

Title 11Consolidated Public Retirement Systems

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 11:591 (2026).

Text

§591. Death of retired member 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 R.S. 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.

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§591. Death of retired member
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 R.S. 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.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:692 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.