Use this form if you want to: • request a distribution for a financial hardship due to an unforeseeable emergency. The withdrawals are also subject to state income tax.I request an unforeseeable emergency withdrawal to be made in accordance with my election stated above. If you live in a community or marital property state (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX,. The 457(b) plan offers LSU employees one option through the State of Louisiana Deferred Compensation Plan with Empower Retirement. A hardship distribution is a withdrawal from a participant's elective deferral account made because of an immediate and heavy financial need. To initiate a hardship withdrawal, participants complete a Hardship Distribution Request form and submit to Empower.