Ready to Retire?

Retirement Benefits Eligibility Requirements are provided in the Plan A Tier I, Plan A Tier II, Plan B Tier I and Plan B Tier II overviews. If you have questions concerning retirement, call our office at 225-925-4810 or 1-800-820-1137 to speak to a Retirement Benefits Analyst.

View Retirement Eligibility Requirements Go to Member Self Service

Once your Member Self Service account is created, you may use the calculator in the Portal to create an estimate of benefits using your data in the MERS system.

When you are within three years of retirement or DROP eligibility, meeting both the age and service credit requirements for your plan, you may request that a retirement analyst at MERS calculate your estimate. Estimates take two to four weeks.

The following items must be submitted with your application (if not already on file):

• Birth Certificate for member and beneficiary(ies)
• Social Security Card for member and beneficiary(ies)
• Spousal Consent if you are choosing the maximum and have a legal spouse
• Divorce Decree if you divorced your spouse during your membership
• Death Certificate of spouse if deceased during your membership
• Certificate of Elected Service if you are an elected official
• Direct Deposit information

A complete Retirement Application must be completed, signed, dated, and certified by your employer.

If you are no longer employed your application may be submitted directly to MERS.

Processing of your Retirement Application will not begin until all the documents listed above are received in this office. The first benefit will be deposited in your bank account the first business day of the month that follows termination, with retroactive amount to effective date of retirement.

Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana
7937 Office Park Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809