Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 2077. Survivors' benefits

A. For a surviving spouse with or without surviving minor children or children with disabilities:

B. For surviving minor children or children with disabilities with no surviving spouse:

C. Should the spouse desire to receive in lieu of such Option 2 benefits a refund of the member's contributions, with interest earned thereon, she may do so by specifying her choice in writing, properly notarized, to the board of trustees of the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System. The retirement system shall pay a lump sum refund equal to the difference between total monthly survivor benefits paid and total accumulated contributions, if any, on cessation of all eligible monthly payments.

D. In the case of a death of a member occurring on or after January 1, 2007, while performing qualified military service, as defined in Internal Revenue Code § 414(u),  1 eligibility for survivor benefits under this Section shall be determined as if the member had resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death. The system will credit the member's qualified military service as service credit for vesting purposes and for eligibility computation purposes as though the member, if eligible to, had met the definition of “employee” under R.S. 11:2031(10) and had resumed employment under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Chapter 43 of Title 38, United States Code) immediately prior to the member's death. The time spent by the member in qualified military service shall not be used for calculation of benefit accrual purposes, but shall be used for calculation of eligibility pursuant to this Section.