1. A. A spouse or parent may receive only one survivor pension under R.S. 11:3378A(1)(e).
2. B. Neither a retiree nor a surviving spouse shall receive a pension less than $1200 per month under R.S. 11:3383.
3. C. Once a firefighter has retired and elected an optional benefit under R.S. 11:3385, neither the designated joint annuitant nor the optional form of benefit may be changed. When the survivor designated as a joint annuitant dies, no further survivor benefit shall be payable.
4. D. No benefit or joint annuity payable under R.S. 11:3385 shall exceed the actuarial value of the employee’s benefit.
5. E. Unless the benefit payable is a refund of the employee’s accumulated contributions or is payable under R.S. 11:3378(B), no lump sum benefits shall be payable by this fund pursuant to R.S. 11:155.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11:3361 and R.S. 11:3378 et seq.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity, LR 5220:184 (February 1994), amended by the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity, LR 52:221 (February 2026).