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Committee approves limited audit‑threshold change for Pointe Coupee Parish

House Committee on Governmental Affairs · April 14, 2026

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Summary

House Bill 1045, as amended, raises an audit threshold from $500,000 to $600,000 for certain local auditees in Pointe Coupee Parish and adds CPI indexing; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorable as amended.

Representative Lacombe presented House Bill 1045 and an amendment that raises certain audit thresholds and adds a CPI index for the specified parish. The sponsor said the thresholds in statute had not been raised since 2004 and the targeted change is intended to avoid obligating very small local subdivisions to full annual audits.

Amendment set 33‑89 was adopted (technical changes plus the Pointe Coupee population carve‑out). Sponsor and committee discussed that the legislative auditor retains oversight and that the amendment does not remove audit responsibility; instead it narrows automatic audit triggers for the single parish that matches the population band specified. Witnesses at the table offered support for the technical approach.

The committee adopted the amendment and voted to report HB1045 favorable as amended. The bill will proceed to the House floor.