Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1232 – Allocation to dependents; schedule of payments
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1232
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent: means the person or persons to whom, under the provisions of Part II of this Chapter, compensation shall be paid upon the death of the injured employee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
- sister: includes step-brothers and step-sisters, and brothers and sisters by adoption. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
- Wages: means average weekly wage at the time of the accident. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
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.
(8) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, nor dependent parent entitled to compensation, then to one brother or sister, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages with eleven per centum additional for each brother or sister in excess of one. If other dependents than those enumerated, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages for one, and eleven per centum additional for each such dependent in excess of one, subject to a maximum of sixty-five per centum of wages for all, regardless of the number of dependents.
Acts 2008, No. 703, §1.