FALL 2023
What’s Inside: Election Season Districts at a Glance State Fall Meeting
Perhaps most importantly, we worked with the Teacher’s Changing of the Guard: Why State Retirement System of Louisiana for two years to design and
Elections Have a Critical Impact on Retirement. As I work during my ninth year as Executive Director for the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, we have experienced several political victories which includes successfully lobbying to block more than two dozen detrimental bills that could have had a negative impact on our retirement plan. Additionally, we received approval from the state legislature for two COLAs under current Louisiana statue.
advocate for COLA reform that will provide more regular cost of living benefit increases on a more regular basis, starting approximately 2029.
If we’ve successfully defended our Defined Benefit (DB) Plan and start receiving COLAs on a more regular basis, then what should our membership focus on from a legislative perspective? (continued on pg. 2)