§ 23:1231 Death of employee; payment to dependents; surviving parents
§ 23:1232 Allocation to dependents; schedule of payments
§ 23:1233 A.(1) Weekly payments to a surviving spouse shall continue until the death or remarriage of the surviving spouse. In the case of remarriage of a surviving spouse, two years compensat
§ 23:1234 Minors and mental incompetents; rights and privileges, by whom exercised; prescriptions applicable
§ 23:1235 Payments to minor dependents; how made
§ 23:1236 Payments to employee before death; effect on payments to dependents
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 23 > Chapter 10 > Part II > Subpart C - Death Benefits

  • Accident: means an unexpected or unforeseen actual, identifiable, precipitous event happening suddenly or violently, with or without human fault, and directly producing at the time objective findings of an injury which is more than simply a gradual deterioration or progressive degeneration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • sister: includes step-brothers and step-sisters, and brothers and sisters by adoption. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Wages: means average weekly wage at the time of the accident. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021