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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 14,499.0 93,331 68.5 107.1 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana Teachers 26,125.2 183,997 75.8 110.7 Louisiana Teachers Retirement System
Louisiana Municipal Police 2,625.1 13,112 75.5 99.3 Louisiana Municipal Police
Louisiana Schools 2,206.7 26,471 77.4 100.0 Louisiana Schools
Louisiana Parochial Employees 5,193.7 26,958 103.0 152.2 Louisiana State Parochial Employees
Baton Rouge City-Parish ERS 1,259.9 6,734 66.2 104.1 Baton Rouge City Parish Retirement System
New Orleans ERS 461.8 5,551 58.8 113.5 New Orleans Employees' Retirement System
Louisiana Municipal Employees 1,181.2 17,626 76.7 104.7 Louisiana Municipal Employees
New Orleans Firefighters 84.4 1,748 10.0 66.7 New Orleans Firefighters

Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)

Public Cost

Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year LA US
2001 5.4 2.9
2002 5.2 3.0
2003 4.8 3.4
2004 6.0 4.2
2005 5.8 3.8
2006 7.2 3.7
2007 7.5 3.9
2008 8.4 4.2
2009 8.1 4.4
2010 6.8 4.6
2011 8.2 4.9
2012 9.0 5.0
2013 12.1 5.2
2014 12.3 5.6
2015 11.1 5.8
2016 9.8 6.1
2017 8.7 6.0
2018 8.5 6.4
2019 8.3 6.2
2020 7.3 6.6
2021 8.3 6.3
2022 7.2 6.7
2023 9.7 6.6

Source: Public Plans Database and Census of Governments.

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