La. R.S. 11:1396

The division shall keep a book in which it shall record the following information concerning each Confederate veteran pensioner; his name, residence, company and regiment or naval service, the date, place, and nature of his injury or disability, how occasioned and where, the date and place of parole or discharge or if not discharged, where he remained until the surrender, and the date of the granting and the amount of the pension. In the case of a widow, it shall record the same information concerning her deceased husband, and in addition it shall record the date, place, and cause of his death.