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Committee records two NAYs from Richards on court and district attorney funding

Lincoln Parish Finance Committee, Lincoln Parish Police Jury · October 14, 2025
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Summary

On Oct. 14 Diane Richards cast the sole recorded NAY on maintaining funding for the Third Judicial District Court and the Lincoln Parish District Attorney; both motions carried despite her dissent.

The Finance Committee’s Oct. 14 minutes record Diane Richards as the only committee member to vote NAY on two funding lines: maintaining Third Judicial District Court funding at $152,000 and maintaining the Lincoln Parish District Attorney budget at $300,000.

The minutes show the motions passed with YEAS from Dan Lord, Matt Pullin and Chris Garriga and a NAY from Richards for both items. The record does not include any explanation from Richards for the dissent, nor does it record any substitute motion or amendment.

Both motions are recorded as carried in the committee minutes; the transcript does not indicate further discussion or a request to reconsider either approval.