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Major pension plans in the state

Plan Name Assets (millions) Participants Funded Ratio Percent of ARC Paid Retirement System that Administers the Plan
Louisiana SERS 14,716.3 93,142 66.0 106.2 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana Teachers 27,724.1 178,236 71.8 90.6 Louisiana Teachers Retirement System
Louisiana Municipal Police 2,817.0 12,649 77.8 100.0 Louisiana Municipal Police
Louisiana Schools 2,243.1 26,473 75.7 100.0 Louisiana Schools
Louisiana Parochial Employees 5,425.4 26,194 103.5 108.3 Louisiana State Parochial Employees
Baton Rouge City-Parish ERS 1,415.5 6,726 67.0 101.2 Baton Rouge City Parish Retirement System
New Orleans ERS 510.0 5,203 59.6 90.3 New Orleans Employees' Retirement System
Louisiana Municipal Employees 1,195.5 16,942 72.8 100.3 Louisiana Municipal Employees

Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)

Public Cost

Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year LA US
2001 5.2 2.9
2002 5.2 3.0
2003 5.3 3.4
2004 5.9 4.2
2005 5.6 3.8
2006 7.2 3.7
2007 7.5 3.9
2008 8.4 4.2
2009 7.9 4.4
2010 7.4 4.6
2011 8.3 4.9
2012 9.0 5.0
2013 12.2 5.2
2014 12.6 5.6
2015 11.0 5.8
2016 9.9 6.1
2017 8.7 6.0
2018 8.6 6.4
2019 8.2 6.2
2020 7.2 6.6
2021 9.1 6.8

Source: Public Plans Database and Census of Governments.

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