Louisiana § RS 11:591 - Death of retired member
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:591 — Death of retired member, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:591. 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.
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.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:591 ("Death of retired member") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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