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Livingston Parish finance committee reviews 2025 budget highlights, mandated costs and grant cash-flow risks
Summary
At a Finance Committee meeting, parish finance staff summarized 2025 revenue and major expenditure categories, noting large mandated costs, grant-related cash‑flow risks and several line-item budgets that reduce discretionary spending.
The Livingston Parish Finance Committee heard a budget overview from parish finance staff during a meeting where sales‑tax receipts, mandated judicial costs and grant-funded programs were discussed.
The presentation, delivered by Gail (finance staff), listed March remittances for January sales as $2,289,362.77, of which $572,340.69 was allocated to the jail and $1,717,022.08 to the health unit. Gail said ad valorem collections reported for February were $109,780.65 and that year‑to‑date collections totaled $7,396,825. She told the committee the parish is on track to meet its 2025 revenue goal of $16,543,769.
The report emphasized that a large share of parish spending is dedicated or mandated. Chair Lonnie Watts said, "I really feel it's important that the people understand where their money is at," and staff walked the…
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