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Lafourche Council rejects $10,000 transfer for Commission on Women, pulls $40,000 senior-centers amendment for redraft
Summary
Council members debated two budget amendments during the Nov. 25 meeting: a $10,000 transfer to support the Commission on Women’s Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy failed on a 3–5 roll-call, while a $40,000 amendment to aid senior centers was pulled after staff said the referenced fund was not appropriate and the administration agreed to seek alternative funding and a $5,000 immediate recreation allocation.
The Lafourche Parish Council on Nov. 25 debated two proposed changes to the 2026 operating budget and reached different outcomes: a $10,000 transfer for the Commission on Women failed in a recorded vote, and a $40,000 senior-centers amendment was withdrawn for revision.
Councilman Lorraine introduced Amendment 1 to transfer $10,000 from the royalty fund to Fund 126 to increase support for the Commission on Women and for the Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy (LGLA). Councilman Adams opposed advancing a transfer while the parish budget is tight, saying,…
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