The Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System (MPERS) is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary! As a statewide retirement system, we are a vital part of providing retirement security for municipal police employees and their families in Louisiana. A lot has changed in the last fifty years, but one thing remains the same: our commitment to our members who have pledged their lives to keeping our communities safe.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members and retirees for their dedication and service to the people of Louisiana. We would also like to thank our employees, trustees, consultants, and vendors for their dedication and service to our system. Without you, we would not be able to provide the high level of service that our members have come to expect.

Since its inception in 1973, MPERS has grown from $6.9 million to $2.5 billion in assets. We have grown from fifty original participating municipalities to over 180 current municipalities (and that number is growing due to enforcement of mandatory enrollment). Originally based out of New Orleans, MPERS later secured a facility in Gonzales and ultimately moved to its current location in Baton Rouge. The system is governed by a Board of Trustees that is responsible for ensuring the long-term financial stability of the system. The original board consisted of nine trustees and has grown to fifteen current trustees.

Over the past five decades, MPERS has been a reliable source of retirement income for its members. The system has weathered many economic ups and downs and continues to remain strong today. We are proud to have served the brave men and women of our state’s municipal law enforcement community who have dedicated their lives to keeping our communities safe for the past fifty years, and we are honored to continue this service for the next fifty years and beyond!

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