Louisiana Teachers Retirement System
public plan · State of Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA
Funding History
What This Means for You
Louisiana Teachers Retirement System is 71% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $9.0B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.9B | $31.0B | 70.9% | $1.8B |
| 2024 | $20.9B | $28.7B | 72.9% | $1.3B |
| 2023 | $20.7B | $27.9B | 74.2% | $1.7B |
| 2022 | $19.8B | $28.7B | 69.1% | $1.5B |
| 2021 | $18.0B | $25.6B | 70.3% | $1.6B |
Frequently Asked Questions
Louisiana Teachers Retirement System is 71% funded, meaning it has 71 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.
Louisiana Teachers Retirement System has 160,532 total participants, including 103,371 active employees and 57,161 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Louisiana Teachers Retirement System is not covered by the PBGC. Benefits depend entirely on the plan's assets and the sponsor's ability to fund it.
The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.