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Bogalusa board approves revised 2026 budget, sales‑tax supplements and declares surplus properties
Summary
The City of Bogalusa School District board unanimously approved revised February 2026 budgets and financial statements, authorized sales‑tax supplement checks to full‑time employees and voted to declare a list of district properties surplus, while members and residents raised concerns about demolition costs and facilities funding.
The City of Bogalusa School District board approved revised budget documents for February 2026, authorized sales‑tax supplement checks for full‑time employees and declared multiple district properties surplus at its March meeting.
The board voted to accept the revised budget and financial statements for the general fund, food service special revenue and school activities after committee review. Vice President Miss Bro, Miss Mitchell, Dr. Williams, Mr. Case, Mr. K, Mr. Hughes and President Dr. Cook recorded affirmative roll‑call votes during the board action.
Board members also approved a motion to distribute sales‑tax supplement checks to all full‑time employees, an item described as likely to be processed the first week of May. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote with the same members recorded in attendance.
On a consent agenda item, trustees declared a set of district properties surplus, including Columbia Street Elementary, Denim Town (Denim Time) Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary, Superior Avenue Elementary, Long Avenue Elementary, Avenue J building, and Tacoma Street lots 7 and 8. The board authorized advertising the properties for 30 days and placing them up for bid.
The meeting record shows committee and board votes in sequence rather than a recorded public tally (the transcript lists individual 'yes' responses during roll calls). The motions originated in committee and were brought forward to the full board for formal approval.
Why it matters: Approving the revised budget sets the district's spending framework through the audited period, while the sales‑tax supplements provide a one‑time employee payment. Declaring properties surplus begins a process that could reduce ongoing carrying costs but sparked questions about remediation and demolition expense.
What’s next: The board will advertise surplus properties for bids and said it will gather appraisals and cost estimates where needed; the finance committee indicated the district expects the audit presentation in April following a state extension of filing deadlines.
