Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Auditor gives East Baton Rouge Parish a clean opinion but flags a child nutrition budget violation
Summary
EisnerAmper reported an unmodified opinion on the district's FY2025 financial statements, noted a GASB 101 measurement that added about $8 million in compensated-absence liability, and identified one compliance finding: a Child Nutrition Program budget overspend that required general-fund coverage but showed no evidence of misspending.
External auditors from EisnerAmper told the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Jan. 8 that they will issue an unmodified (clean) opinion on the district’s FY2025 financial statements.
Amanda Strebeck, the engagement partner, said the audit was substantially complete and that the firm planned to file the report with the legislative auditor. Strebeck detailed several financial highlights: general-fund revenues of approximately $592,000,000 and expenditures around $595,000,000, leaving an end-of-year surplus of roughly $2,700,000 after other financing sources; a total…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
