LPPS Budget/Goals Committee 6/10/26

The Livingston Parish Public Schools (LPPS) Budget/Goals Committee met on June 10, 2026, to review and adopt the final operating budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The business manager presented a detailed budget overview, highlighting a slight increase in revenues primarily from state funding and ad valorem taxes, and expenditures driven by local stipends, health insurance costs, and the loss of ESSER funding. The committee reviewed various funds including the general fund, second sales tax, 7 mill maintenance, sinking fund, construction fund, school food service, disaster fund, and federal programs. Notably, construction expenditures remain high due to ongoing projects such as Southport Junior High and Denim Springs High School Fieldhouse. The board voted to adopt the final budget as presented. Additionally, the committee discussed potentially reducing the number of budget presentations from three to two annually to streamline the process, given minimal changes between revised and final budgets in recent years. No immediate action was taken on this procedural change, but the discussion indicated a preference for efficiency in future budget approvals.