Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District Board of Commissioners

Name Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District Board of Commissioners
Contact Person Sonja Labat - Accountant
Mailing Address 1154 Barrow Street
Houma, LA 70360
Phone Number 985-873-8200
Fax Number --
Board Email sonjaclabat@gmail.com
Website --
Legal Authority Acts 2008, No. 231, LRS 33:9357
Year Created 2008
Organizational Placement N/A
Purpose/Function To operate, maintain and supply in Terrebonne Parish a regional military museum and Veterans Memorial Park on Louisiana Highway 311, except that approval of the Terrebonne Parish Council shall first be obtained prior to 1) Adoption of Budget, 2) Purchase, sale or encumbrance of movable property, 3) Submitting for voter approval any tax proposal, 4) Any other matter or action as determined by ordinance adopted by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 9
Number Currently Serving: 9
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 12
Estimated number in current year: 12
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $0      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 0
Unclassified: 0
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments          State Agency:
Travel Reimbursements    State Agency:
Other (explain)    State Agency:
Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2?
   Yes    No
  If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below:
  Budget Unit Name:
  Budget Schedule Number:
Notes In May 2011, the Veterans' Memorial District sold $1.7 million of Limited Tax Bonds for the construction of a museum; upgrades to the memorial park and purchase of artifacts. In 2013, sold an additional $350,000 of LTB. This is a multi-year project which was completed in May 2014.

In Year 2012, the "Operating Expenditures" include $174,627 of debt service payments. In 2013, $193,073. In 2014, $240,532, In 2015, $245,618.
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