Louisiana Municipal Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Louisiana Municipal Employees (Louisiana) reported $1.4bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 9.4%, and was 83.6% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $1.4bn |
| 1-year return | 9.4% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 8.2% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 5.8% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 83.6% |
Compare Louisiana Municipal Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Louisiana Municipal Employees against — similar in size, or invested in the same managers — side by side, each with its own page for the detail:
| Plan | Assets | 1-yr return | Funded ratio | Why comparable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Teachers | $29.3bn | 11.1% | 80.3% | Same state — Louisiana |
| Louisiana SERS | $17.2bn | 12.4% | 74.5% | Same state — Louisiana |
| Louisiana Parochial Employees | $5.7bn | 11.4% | 102.4% | Same state — Louisiana |
| Louisiana Municipal Police | $3.1bn | 11.3% | 89.3% | Same state — Louisiana |
| Louisiana Firefighters | $2.8bn | 11.8% | 86.8% | Same state — Louisiana |
| Louisiana Schools | $2.4bn | 7.9% | 84.3% | Same state — Louisiana |
Questions this page answers
How much does Louisiana Municipal Employees have in assets?
Louisiana Municipal Employees reported $1.4bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Louisiana Municipal Employees make on its investments?
Louisiana Municipal Employees reported a 9.4% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 5.8% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Louisiana Municipal Employees fully funded?
Louisiana Municipal Employees was 83.6% funded for fiscal year 2025 — above the ~80% mark many treat as reasonably sound. US public plans face no federal funding minimum, and actuaries add that the trend matters more than any single line (Public Plans Database).
See also: all tracked plans · how the private-equity funds these plans invest in have actually performed, from the plans' own disclosures: private market performance, and where plans' numbers diverge on the same fund.