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Ouachita Parish Finance Committee approves series of 2025 amended and 2026 proposed fund budgets
Summary
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury Finance Committee on Oct. 6 approved 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets across several restricted funds, amended the indirect cost allocation to account for a new Parish Administrator and new accounting software, and adjourned. All motions passed without opposition.
Ouachita Parish Treasurer William Long presented a slate of 2025 amended and 2026 proposed fund budgets at the Finance Committee meeting on Oct. 6, and the committee approved each item without opposition.
The meeting was called to order at 7:26 p.m. by Chair Toni Bacon. Treasurer William Long detailed budgets for multiple restricted funds, including the General Fund — Interest Reserved, the Coroner Transportation Fund, the Law Enforcement Witness Court Fees fund, the Criminal Jurors Fees fund, and the FEMA BuyOut fund. For each fund Long presented amended 2025 and proposed 2026 budgets; motions to approve were moved and seconded by committee members and passed without opposition.
The committee also approved a 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budget for the CDBG Roads — Presidential Estates fund. William Long presented the Administration fund budgets and explicitly noted two substantive additions that prompted budget changes: the creation of a Parish Administrator position and the planned purchase of a new accounting software package. Committee members approved the Administration fund budgets after the presentation.
Long then presented an amended 2025 Indirect Cost Allocation, explaining that the addition of the Parish Administrator position and the accounting software purchase required adjustments to the allocation. The committee approved the amended indirect cost allocation; the meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all motions passed without opposition - General Fund — Interest Reserved: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Larry Bratton. Second: Lonnie Hudson. Committee present and recorded as voting: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - Coroner Transportation Fund: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Shane Smiley. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - Law Enforcement Witness Court Fees fund: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Larry Bratton. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - Criminal Jurors Fees fund: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Larry Bratton. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - FEMA BuyOut fund: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Larry Bratton. Second: Lonnie Hudson. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - CDBG Roads — Presidential Estates fund: motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Larry Bratton. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - Administration fund (includes Parish Administrator position and new accounting software): motion to approve 2025 amended and 2026 proposed budgets. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Larry Bratton. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes). - Amended 2025 Indirect Cost Allocation (amendment driven by Parish Administrator addition and software purchase): motion to approve. Mover: Lonnie Hudson. Second: Shane Smiley. Votes recorded: Toni Bacon (yes), Jimmy Tyson (yes), Larry Bratton (yes), Shane Smiley (yes), Lonnie Hudson (yes).
What this means: The committee’s approvals put in place the amended 2025 and proposed 2026 budgets for several restricted funds and adjusted the indirect cost allocation to reflect a new administrative position and an accounting software procurement. The minutes record unanimous committee agreement; no public comment or dissent was recorded in the minutes. The committee adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
