Louisiana Legislative Auditor

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide ultrasounds and medical services without healthcare facility licenses or government oversight, despite receiving taxpayer funds. Auditors found no process to track spending or ensure compliance, and experts raised concerns about inadequate training for staff performing medical procedures.

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide medical services like ultrasounds without healthcare facility licenses or government oversight. Taxpayer funds totaling $1.2 million were allocated to these centers without tracking mechanisms, raising concerns about patient safety and service quality.

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide ultrasounds and medical services without healthcare facility licensing or government oversight. An audit revealed $1.2 million in untracked taxpayer funds and no system to verify centers have licensed medical staff. Critics argue training programs for ultrasound technicians are inconsistent, raising concerns about patient safety and care quality.

New Orleans City Council committees advanced measures to increase city oversight of the Sewerage & Water Board, including a resolution for a financial audit and changes following House Bill 1243, which grants the city control over the utility’s governing board. The proposed changes require a citywide election to amend the charter, and the council will vote on the measures next Thursday.

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide ultrasounds and medical services without healthcare facility licenses or government oversight, despite receiving taxpayer funds. Auditors found no tracking of how centers spent $1.2 million, and experts raised concerns about inadequate training and lack of licensed medical staff.

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide medical services like ultrasounds and STI testing without being licensed as healthcare facilities, according to a state audit. Auditors found these centers received taxpayer funds but lacked oversight on spending and patient care standards, with concerns raised about staff training and unlicensed operations.

Crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana provide medical services like ultrasounds without being licensed as healthcare facilities, and the state lacks oversight on how taxpayer funds are spent. Auditors found no process to track expenditures or ensure proper licensing, raising concerns about patient care and training quality.

A Louisiana audit found the state returned $111 million in unused federal WIC benefits from 2021-24, ranking 50th nationally for participation. The audit highlights barriers like limited clinic hours, insufficient outreach, and lack of mobile clinics, urging expansion to improve access for low-income mothers and babies.

A Louisiana audit found nearly half of federal WIC food assistance for low-income mothers and children went unredeemed, with over $111 million returned to the USDA. The report recommends expanding access through mobile clinics, off-site appointments, and additional WIC clinics in underserved parishes to address barriers like limited hours and outreach efforts.

Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders are defending a plan to fund teacher stipends by reallocating school operations funds, despite concerns from school officials about potential impacts. Landry adjusted the proposal to exempt districts that already provided equivalent pay increases, and Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack's analysis suggested most districts could comply. The plan requires legislative approval by a specific deadline.

Louisiana homeowners have until 5 p.m. Friday to register for a lottery distributing up to $10,000 grants for hurricane-resistant roofs. The program now includes additional parishes and is funded with $80 million, offering 8,000 grants in total.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry adjusted his proposal to allow school districts already providing teacher pay increases to bypass state stipend requirements. Legislative leaders and the state auditor argue most districts can afford the stipend strategy, but some lawmakers remain concerned about potential impacts on education funding.