School board budget reflects major cost-cutting

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…