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Louisiana Pensions and SEC Probe New York Hedge Fund Over Possible Fraud
Louisiana public pension funds sought to withdraw $143 million from Fletcher Asset Management earlier [...]
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Constitutional Amendment Will Pressure Lawmakers to Reform Pensions
Under a proposed constitutional amendment, at least 5 percent of surplus funds must be used to pay down [...]
Read moreAmendment Steers State Surplus Money Towards Looming Retirement Debts
Due to a scheduled larger share of offshore oil and gas revenues from the federal government, some [...]
Read moreRepublican Disputes Over Retirement Legislation Scuttle Reform
Policy differences within Louisiana's Republican Party complicated efforts to pay down the unfunded [...]
Read morePlan To Clear Unfunded Liabilities Passes House Comfortably
Rep. Kevin Pearson's retirement reform bill passed the Louisiana House by a comfortable, bipartisan [...]
Read moreHouse Poised to Attack Pension Liabilities with Alternative to Jindal Plan
As an alternative to the pension reform legislation favored by Gov. Bobby Jindal, the House Committee on [...]
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Taxpayers Cover 56 Percent of State Police Pension
Taxpayers are covering 56 percent of the pension plan contributions for Louisiana State Troopers. [...]
Read moreKey Lawmaker Calls for Across-the-Board Pension Reform
Rep. Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell) has proposed an across-the-board increase in pension contributions from [...]
Read moreJindal’s Call for Increased Pension Contributions Could Alleviate Future Budget Woes
Lawmakers in both parties have been critical of Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to increase state employee [...]
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