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Police jury auditor reports clean opinion for 2023 finances
Summary
An external presenter told the Cameron Parish Police Jury the 12/31/2023 audit returned an unmodified (clean) opinion with no findings; trustees were pointed to pages 15 and 17 of the report for balance‑sheet and revenue/expense details.
An auditor presented the Cameron Parish Police Jury with its 2023 financial audit, reporting an unmodified opinion and no formal findings. The presenter said the review covered the police jury’s finances as of Dec. 31, 2023, and that pages 15 and 17 of the audit report show the balance sheet and the statement of revenues and expenses.
The auditor offered to meet individually with jurors for any follow‑up questions and said staff and the president had already reviewed details with the audit team. "We did the audit for the police jury for 12/31/2023," the presenter told the jury, noting the report showed no findings and only minor comments.
Why it matters: a clean audit signals the parish’s financial statements were presented fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and reduces immediate oversight risk, though jurors may still ask for line‑item clarification when considering budgets and contracts.
The audit presentation was informational; no formal board action was taken at the agenda meeting. The presenter invited jurors to contact him to review specific pages or numbers in the audit report.
