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Tangipahoa Parish receives clean 2025 audit; no compliance findings reported
Summary
James Lambert Riggs and Associates presented a clean audit of Tangipahoa Parish’s 2025 financial statements on June 22, reporting no internal-control or state-compliance findings and no exceptions for audited federal programs, including Section 8 and ARPA spending of about $19 million.
James Lambert Riggs and Associates presented the Tangipahoa Parish 2025 audit at the parish council meeting on June 22. Paul Riggs, audit director, said the auditors are issuing a clean opinion on the parish’s financial statements and found no internal-control deficiencies or state-compliance exceptions.
"All of our procedures led us to the result that the financial statements are good and as a result we are issuing a clean opinion," Paul Riggs said, adding the parish is in "good financial health." He said the audit included testing of cash receipts, cash disbursements, payroll and grant procedures.
The auditors reported the parish expended about $19 million in federal funds during 2025 and said they tested required grant programs, including Section 8, the Louisiana watershed initiative, and the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery (ARPA) funds. Riggs said the audit produced no federal-program findings or exceptions.
After the presentation, Mr. Joseph moved to accept the audit report and Mr. Wells seconded. The council approved the motion by roll-call vote.
Why this matters: A clean independent audit signals that parish financial statements are free of material misstatements and that, in the auditor’s view, the parish complied with the laws and procedures the auditors tested. The reported federal spending and the absence of findings are material to residents and grant oversight.
The council did not direct additional follow-up at the meeting; the clerk received a PDF of the completed audit report and the audit firm offered to provide printed copies on request.
