Business Services
Serving the district’s financial management and business needs, the Department of Business Services handles important priorities such as budgeting, accounting, auditing and purchasing. This department also includes key operational areas like collection of sales taxes for all taxing entities in Lafayette Parish, warehouse coordination and the print shop.
Contact:
202 Rue Iberville
Lafayette, LA 70508
337-521-7300
2024 Millage Process
The public hearing and special board meeting to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum scheduled for September 11, 2024, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, due to the anticipated effects of Invest 91L on our district.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and La. R.S. 47:1705(B) that a public hearing and special board meeting of the Lafayette Parish School Board in Lafayette Parish will be held at its regular meeting place in the Lafayette Parish School Board District Office Board Room located at 202 Rue Iberville, Lafayette, LA 70508 on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. followed by the Special Board Meeting to begin at 4:30 p.m.
The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage as compared to the amount of tax revenue for the current year, and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase are as follows for each millage:
| Millage | 2024 Tax Revenue from Maximum Millage | 2024 Increase in Taxes Dues to Millage Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 4.92 | $13,690,905 | $840,812 |
| 7.79 | $21,677,267 | $1,331,282 |
| 5.00 | $13,913,522 | $854,244 |
| 17.88 | $49,754,754 | $3,055,649 |
Division Mission
The mission of the Business Services Division of the Lafayette Parish School System is to manage taxpayer dollars and provide support services which enable other divisions, schools, and programs to support student performance and achievement. Working in partnership with others, the Business Services Division's overall mission is to effectively and efficiently provide services in all Business Services areas/departments.
Assistant Superintendent,
Business Services
Matthew W. Dugas
Lisa B. Breaux
Administrative Office Coordinator
(337)521-7300
lbbreaux@lpssonline.com
Phyllis Collette
Office Assistant
(337)521-7305
pecollette@lpssonline.com
Director of Finance, Budget, and Accounting - Anthony Mouton
School Accounting Auditor and Internal Control Officer - Leah Tapo
Procurement Officer - Lee Francis
Director of Sales Tax - Stacey Ashy
Interactive Financial Portal (OpenGov)
The Lafayette Parish School System has collaborated with OpenGov to provide an open data and financial transparency portal to our community. This portal provides easy access to financial information for the school district; the same sourced financial information that is being presented to our School Board and reported to the State of Louisiana’s Legislative Audit Division. The OpenGov portal provides the opportunity to view, filter, and analyze the revenues and expenditures for our school district. Graphs and related transaction details offer the community an opportunity to become more familiar with the District’s financial data and drill down to see the areas of specific interest. The portal is designed to enhance the transparency of our district’s financial reporting while providing the community with an opportunity to become more familiar with our operations.
We invite you to explore our new OpenGov site at,
OpenGov is a transparency website that displays financial data for governmental agencies in an interactive graphical format. Please click the link provided below for a OpenGov How-To-Guide.
OpenGov How-To-Guide
Questions? Call 521-7020
This site provides information using PDF, visit this link to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software.