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Assumption Parish finance committee approves November amendments and posts 2025 proposed budgets
Summary
The finance committee approved November 2024 budget amendments and recommended the 2025 proposed budgets for publication across multiple funds, and approved routine renewals including boat‑launch leases, polling contracts and fire protection contracts.
The Assumption Parish Police Jury’s finance committee approved November 2024 budget amendments and recommended the parish’s proposed 2025 budgets for publication following a line‑by‑line presentation of dozens of funds.
Finance staff read amendments and proposed figures for the general fund, sales‑tax funds, road and bridge, OEP federal grants, enterprise funds and numerous drainage and district funds. Committee members discussed timing, potential state sales‑tax reforms and their expected effect on parish millage revenues.
In committee action, jurors also approved routine items including the pay list of bills through Dec. 6, 2024; boat‑launch lease renewals with Ricky Landry and Terry Blanchard; polling‑place contract renewals; the Assumption OR contract renewal; and 2025 fire protection contract renewals with all five parish fire departments.
Why it matters: The adopted amendments and proposed budgets set revenue/expenditure expectations and move the parish to publish the 2025 budgets as required under state rules, allowing for required public notice and the next steps toward adoption.
Next steps: Staff will publish the proposed 2025 budgets and return with final adoption/adjustments as required by the parish’s calendar and state law.
