St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto listens to the budget presentation by Shaun Grantham, chief financial officer, at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
St. Landry Parish Superintendent Milton Batiste III stressed that the student count in the coming weeks is crucial to the district financial health.
The initial budget presented to a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday indicated the budget faces trimming, not in the thousands, but $7.9 million to be balanced.
Batiste said principals have been informed staffing must align with student numbe…
