St. Landry Parish school board member Bianca Vedell poses budget questions to superintendent Milton Batiste III following the thursday night meeting
By Bobby Ardoin
Eunice News Correspondent
The St. Landry Parish School Board passed a 2026-27 operating budget on Thursday night that contains projected cost reductions that school officials think could provide a $4.9 million surplus.
“We have presented our budget to our auditors and they feel good about it,” Chief Financial Officer Timothy Carron told board members who voted 9-2 to approve t…