Livingston Parish finance committee hears audit fixes, grant reimbursements and project updates

At a Livingston Parish Finance Committee meeting, finance staff summarized recent audit findings, described steps taken to improve grant accounting and reconciliation, and provided updates on major grant programs and projects, including Cook Road, ARPA funds, the opioid abatement settlement and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Finance staff told committee members that auditors’ recommendations related to grant worksheets and reconciliations have been implemented. “All these findings have been implemented prior to 06/30/2025,” a finance staff member said, adding the office has reformatted grant worksheets and reconciles reimbursements daily to the general ledger.

The presentation emphasized cash‑flow pressure caused by unreimbursed grant expenses. Staff reported year‑to‑date grant reimbursement revenue of $13,603,200.23504 and that the parish collected $3,432,788.57 in June 2025 (federal $3,401,550.57; state $31,238). On a rolling list of project receivables, staff said federal receivables had dropped to $324,426.08 and state receivables to…