Lafourche Parish School Board approves $17 million bonds, cybersecurity MOA and multiple contracts and change orders

The Lafourche Parish School Board on July 2 approved a series of district actions including authorization to issue $17,000,000 in general-obligation school bonds, a memorandum of agreement with the State of Louisiana on cybersecurity, adoption of the 2025–26 parent and student handbook and several procurement and facilities items.

The board voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of $17,000,000 of general-obligation school bonds for Consolidated School District No. 1 of Lafourche Parish; the board record shows the motion and a second and the chair announced the motion carried. The bond resolution was presented as an item from the business committee and no further public discussion is recorded in the transcript.

The board also approved entering into a memorandum of agreement with the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for cybersecurity for fiscal year 2025–2026. The motion was introduced and seconded; the board announcement records the motion carried.

Other approved business included accepting terms and pricing for a three-year subscription to the Spark PE curriculum at a district cost of $59,423.59; renewing flood insurance per the recommendation from Cuomo Grove with Norris Insurance Consultants (as stated in the meeting record); approving the proposed renewal from Humana Medicare Advantage for the 2026 plan year; and approving advertising for a request for proposals (RFP) for a district procurement item described in the transcript as “solutions or sensory…