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Louisiana Firefighters Basics

  • Established 1980
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers police and/or fire
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Louisiana Firefighters, 2001-2024

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 0.64
2002 0.62
2003 0.66
2004 0.75
2005 0.85
2006 0.96
2007 1.14
2008 1.09
2009 0.87
2010 0.97
2011 1.15
2012 1.12
2013 1.25
2014 1.41
2015 1.42
2016 1.40
2017 1.59
2018 1.70
2019 1.78
2020 1.84
2021 2.33
2022 2.08
2023 2.27
2024 2.51

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2024

Fiscal Year Louisiana Firefighters US State and Local Pensions
2001 2.6 2.4
2002 2.6 2.3
2003 2.6 2.2
2004 2.5 2.1
2005 2.5 2.1
2006 2.4 2.0
2007 null 2.0
2008 2.3 1.9
2009 null 1.9
2010 2.3 1.8
2011 2.2 1.7
2012 null 1.6
2013 2.1 1.6
2014 2.0 1.5
2015 2.0 1.5
2016 2.0 1.4
2017 1.9 1.4
2018 1.9 1.4
2019 1.8 1.3
2020 1.8 1.3
2021 1.7 1.2
2022 1.6 1.2
2023 1.6 1.2
2024 1.6 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for Louisiana Firefighters, 2007-2024

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2007 11.4 0.0 25.6 11.4
2008 12.1 0.0 25.6 12.1
2009 11.9 0.0 26.5 11.9
2010 11.4 0.0 28.3 11.4
2011 11.2 0.0 30.3 11.2
2012 11.0 0.0 30.6 11.0
2013 11.1 0.0 31.5 11.1
2014 39.4 0.0 35.0 39.4
2015 40.5 0.0 36.0 40.5
2016 38.2 0.0 38.7 38.2
2017 36.1 0.0 37.3 36.1
2018 37.4 0.0 36.7 37.4
2019 37.6 0.0 37.0 37.3
2020 39.0 0.0 37.8 39.0
2021 43.6 0.0 38.0 43.6
2022 44.8 0.0 38.3 44.8
2023 44.1 0.3 35.6 44.4
2024 44.1 0.0 35.9 43.3

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Louisiana Firefighters, 2001-2024

Fiscal Year Louisiana Firefighters National Data
2001 79.4 101.6
2002 72.3 94.7
2003 69.7 88.8
2004 71.8 87.0
2005 80.9 85.4
2006 83.7 85.2
2007 86.0 86.2
2008 85.8 84.4
2009 76.1 78.5
2010 74.2 75.8
2011 74.3 74.4
2012 71.7 72.4
2013 71.1 72.0
2014 74.7 73.2
2015 76.1 73.2
2016 75.5 71.7
2017 75.8 72.1
2018 76.4 72.4
2019 75.7 72.6
2020 75.6 72.8
2021 78.8 75.9
2022 80.4 76.4
2023 80.7 76.3
2024 81.9 76.0

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Louisiana Firefighters, 2024

Category Percent
Equities 55.3
Fixed Income 29.4
Private Equity 5.9
Real Estate 5.9
Cash 1.7
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.2
Hedge Fund 1.6
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2024

Category Percent
Equities 42.4
Fixed Income 21.1
Private Equity 13.7
Real Estate 9.1
Cash 2.4
Other 0.0
Commodities 3.0
Hedge Fund 6.5
Misc. Alternatives 1.7

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Louisiana Firefighters, 2007-2024

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2007 55.0 23.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
2008 38.2 21.6 2.0 9.8 4.9 0.0 0.0 23.5 0.0
2009 31.3 33.3 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 26.0 0.0
2010 null null null null null null null null null
2011 45.6 24.2 7.8 7.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 12.1 0.0
2012 43.2 21.0 11.9 7.5 4.7 0.0 0.0 11.7 0.0
2013 50.6 18.4 8.8 7.7 4.7 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0
2014 56.4 19.7 4.5 6.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.0
2015 51.9 22.0 3.6 7.3 4.9 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0
2016 54.4 23.1 3.3 8.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 10.1 0.0
2017 57.3 21.8 3.0 7.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 9.5 0.0
2018 56.8 20.8 3.4 7.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 9.5 0.0
2019 48.7 30.1 3.7 6.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 9.7 0.0
2020 48.4 30.7 4.1 6.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0
2021 56.8 26.0 3.7 5.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0
2022 54.5 26.6 5.5 7.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.1 0.0
2023 57.1 24.3 5.3 7.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 4.1 0.0
2024 55.3 29.4 5.9 5.9 1.7 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Louisiana Firefighters, 2001-2024

Fiscal Year Louisiana Firefighters Assumed return
2001 1.12 7.00
2002 -0.79 7.00
2003 5.40 7.00
2004 11.40 7.00
2005 10.90 7.50
2006 14.56 7.50
2007 19.27 7.50
2008 -3.20 7.50
2009 -18.96 7.50
2010 12.70 7.50
2011 17.35 7.50
2012 -4.13 7.50
2013 10.67 7.50
2014 11.53 7.50
2015 -0.20 7.50
2016 -2.24 7.50
2017 13.67 7.40
2018 6.59 7.30
2019 4.39 7.15
2020 3.15 7.00
2021 26.19 6.90
2022 -11.10 6.90
2023 9.28 6.90
2024 11.00 6.90

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Louisiana Firefighters
2001-2024

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -10.9 641.9
2002 -16.1 620.9
2003 -14.0 664.6
2004 -2.8 752.3
2005 0.1 848.5
2006 -7.7 963.8
2007 -10.3 1,138.2
2008 -9.5 1,092.5
2009 -21.8 865.5
2010 0.6 971.8
2011 13.0 1,154.5
2012 16.4 1,122.9
2013 10.0 1,253.2
2014 11.9 1,410.3
2015 11.7 1,419.1
2016 12.6 1,399.9
2017 2.3 1,593.7
2018 5.8 1,704.0
2019 0.0 1,778.9
2020 2.7 1,837.7
2021 7.0 2,326.8
2022 5.3 2,079.4
2023 6.5 2,272.8
2024 -0.2 2,510.2

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Louisiana Firefighters
2001-2024

Fiscal Year Louisiana Firefighters National Average
2001 -1.7 -2.0
2002 -2.6 -2.4
2003 -2.1 -2.5
2004 -0.4 -1.8
2005 0.0 -2.2
2006 -0.8 -2.6
2007 -0.9 -2.1
2008 -0.9 -2.2
2009 -2.5 -3.1
2010 0.1 -3.2
2011 1.1 -3.1
2012 1.5 -3.3
2013 0.8 -3.2
2014 0.8 -2.9
2015 0.8 -2.7
2016 0.9 -3.0
2017 0.1 -2.8
2018 0.3 -2.5
2019 0.0 -2.4
2020 0.1 -2.3
2021 0.3 -2.0
2022 0.3 -1.9
2023 0.3 -1.9
2024 0.0 -1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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