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Livingston Parish School Board adopts 2026 millage rates, ratifies $2.53M bid and approves audits, travel rules
Summary
The board adopted 2026 tax-year millage rates (7–0 roll call, two absent), ratified a $2,530,000 low bid for South Live Oak Elementary’s multipurpose building, approved travel reimbursement changes and audit engagement letters, and accepted several committee safety and insurance recommendations.
The Livingston Parish School Board on Monday adopted the district’s 2026 tax-year millage rates, ratified a $2,530,000 construction bid for a new multipurpose building at South Live Oak Elementary and approved a package of routine fiscal and administrative items.
Business Manager Ashley Aime presented the millage resolution and said most parish-wide millages would remain the same for the 2026 tax year but noted a reduction in District 41 (Walker) from 9.25 mills to 8 mills. The board adopted the resolution by roll call vote: seven yes, two absent.
Architect Chris Bankston told the board the low bidder for the South Live Oak Elementary multipurpose building was Blunt General Contractors at $2,530,000 and recommended awarding the contract. The board moved to ratify the bid and carried the motion.
Aime also asked the board to approve the 2026–27 travel regulations, which update the mileage reimbursement rate from $0.70 to $0.725 per mile “to stay in compliance with the state of Louisiana travel guidelines and the IRS,” she said. The board approved the revision.
The board approved required audit documents for fiscal 2025–26, including the Louisiana compliance questionnaire and audit engagement letters from EisnerAmper LLP for the 2026 financial audit and related BESE and statewide agreed-upon procedures.
Items coming from the athletic medical staff committee — including renewal of a school resource officer agreement with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, removal of the school resource officer agreement with the City of Denham Springs, renewal of the security detail and crossing guard programs with the Sheriff’s Office, and several insurance renewals — were presented to the full board and approved without discussion.
The board also approved the superintendent’s list of performance-based contracts, introduced staff recommended for administrative positions, and approved payment of invoices and district supplements.
What’s next: the board moved into executive session later in the meeting to discuss two pending litigation matters.
