La. R.S. § 23:1232 Allocation to Dependents; Schedule of Payments

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 23:1232

Payment to dependents shall be computed and divided equally among them on the following basis:

(1) If the widow or widower alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages.

(2) If the widow or widower and one child, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.

(3) If the widow or widower and two or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.

(4) If one child alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of deceased.

(5) If two children, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.

(6) If three or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.

(7) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, then to the father or mother, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of the deceased. If there are both father and mother, sixty-five per centum of wages.