Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 3645. Death benefits

A. On and after July 2, 1973, whenever an active or retired policeman dies, a death benefit of two thousand dollars shall be paid to the beneficiary of the deceased member from the pension fund upon a certificate signed by the department physician, superintendent and chairman of the relief committee, which certificate shall state the name of the deceased, the name of the beneficiary, the cause of death and other necessary information. Each member of the department shall sign with the secretary-treasurer the name of the person to whom death benefits are to be paid and the relationship of the donor to the donee, if any.

C. The sum of two hundred dollars per month shall be paid to the spouse or guardian for each child under the age of eighteen of any deceased member, officer, or employee, whether or not the officer, member, or employee is killed or dies or has been killed or died from the immediate effects of an injury received while engaged in the discharge of his or her duty. This payment shall cease when the child reaches the age of eighteen or is married. The annuity benefit to the spouse shall cease when the spouse remarries. The benefit to the widowed mother shall cease when she remarries. In each case, the board shall decide the circumstances thereof and order payment of the annuity to be made.

D. Any qualified surviving spouse, who shall marry and thereby cease to be a qualified surviving spouse, shall be reinstated as a qualified surviving spouse as of: (1) the date upon which a judgment or decree shall become final dissolving such marriage upon any ground or declaring a void or voidable marriage to have been null and void or voided, provided, however, that such date shall be within five years from the date of the marriage ceremony; or (2) the date upon which such marriage shall be dissolved by the death of the other party hereto, provided, however, that such date shall be within five years from the date of the marriage ceremony. Such reinstated qualified surviving spouse shall be entitled to the reinstatement of her pension effective as of either such date, whichever shall be applicable, but shall not be entitled to the payment of any pension prior to such applicable date and subsequent to the date of the marriage ceremony. The pension to any other beneficiary or beneficiaries during the period of the marriage or purported marriage of such reinstated qualified surviving spouse shall cease when her pension shall be reinstated, except as is otherwise provided. However, should such reinstated qualified surviving spouse thereafter be a party to another marriage ceremony, her pension as such shall cease and never again shall be reinstated regardless of whether such marriage ceremony shall result in a valid marriage or in a voidable or void marriage and whether or not the same legally shall be terminated. The reinstatement of the pension of a reinstated qualified surviving spouse shall not commence until such date as the qualified surviving spouse shall make written request to the board for reinstatement.

E. Dependent child or children as referred to in this Subsection shall include, regardless of any age any child who has a physical and/or mental disability and shall receive benefits throughout life if medical and/or psychological information indicates such child has a total and permanent disability. If, however, medical or psychological information indicates that the child with a disability can benefit from specialized training in order to be rendered self supporting, then the child will receive benefits so long as he is actively enrolled in a specialized school or training program until such time as the child is certified as being qualified to engage in gainful employment. The board of trustees may demand at reasonable intervals that the child submit to a medical and/or psychological examination for current evaluation, subject to the penalty of all monthly payments being suspended until submission to examination within fifteen days after request.