Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 618. Survivors' benefits for members killed in the line of duty; death by an intentional act of violence

B. (1) If the member has a surviving spouse, minor, or handicapped or mentally incapacitated child or children, the amount of the total benefit shall equal eighty percent of the member's average compensation. The benefit shall be shared equally by the surviving spouse and children. When a child who is not handicapped or mentally incapacitated no longer meets the definition of minor child under R.S. 11:403, his benefit shall cease, and the remaining beneficiaries shall have their shares adjusted accordingly.

(2) If the member's death resulted from an intentional act of violence and the member has a surviving spouse, minor, or handicapped or mentally incapacitated child or children, the amount of the total benefit shall equal one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. The benefit shall be shared equally by the surviving spouse and children. When a child who is not handicapped or mentally incapacitated no longer meets the definition of minor child under R.S. 11:403, his benefit shall cease, and the remaining beneficiaries shall have their shares adjusted accordingly.

(3) The benefit of the surviving spouse, minor, or handicapped or mentally incapacitated child or children of any member of this system, who would otherwise be eligible for benefits under the plan except that the member's first employment making him eligible for membership in any state system occurred on or before December 31, 2010, and whose death resulted from an intentional act of violence shall be equal to one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. The benefit shall be equally shared by the surviving spouse and children. When a child who is not handicapped or mentally incapacitated no longer meets the definition of minor child under R.S. 11:403, his benefit shall cease, and the remaining beneficiaries shall have their shares adjusted accordingly.

(1) Has participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan; or

(2) Is a retiree of the system who is reemployed under Option 1 or Option 3 as provided in R.S. 11:416.