• Louisiana Association of Public Employees’ Retirement Systems

The Louisiana Association of Public Employees’ Retirement Systems (LAPERS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that brings together individuals employed by state, statewide, and local public employees’ pension plans to exchange information, ideas, and experiences with others facing the same challenges. Read more about LAPERS here.

Annual Seminar

September 7 – 9, 2025

The 2025 LAPERS Seminar will be held September 7-9 at the Westin in New Orleans.  Click below to read more!

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The 2026 LAPERS Seminar will be held from Sunday, September 13 to Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

The 2027 LAPERS Seminar will be held from Sunday, September 12 to Tuesday, September 14, 2027.

The 2028 LAPERS Seminar will be held from Sunday, September 10 to Tuesday, September 12, 2028.

LAPERS Officers

Doug Swenson
President

  • Deputy Director, Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana
  • Former Executive Counsel, Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana
  • Former Deputy Director and Assistant Attorney General with the Louisiana Department of Justice
  • B.S. in Criminal Justice, SLU; JD – LSU Law Center

James Mack
Vice President

  • Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer for the Baton Rouge City-Parish Retirement System (CPERS)
  • Former Asset Manager, Louisiana Department of Treasury
  • Council Member, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
  • Former Asset Manager for Morgan Stanley
  • B.S. in Accounting, LSU; M.B.A. in Finance, UH

Margaret Corley Michel
Secretary

  • Executive Director, Louisiana State Police Retirement System
  • Former Senior Attorney, Louisiana Senate Committee on Retirement
  • B.S. in English Literature and Mass Communications, Le Moyne College; JD – Southern University Law Center

Kristi Spinosa
Treasurer

  • Assistant Director, Parochial Employees’ Retirement System
  • Former DARS Director
  • Former LDAA Senior Staff Attorney
  • Former Assistant Attorney General with the Louisiana Department of Justice
  • B.S. in Business Management, LSU; JD – LSU Law Center
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Member Systems

358,000

Employees & Retirees

$40.1

Billion in Assets

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