An audit of the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) (BREC) found multiple major issues with how it handles money. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor published the report, which was done by a private firm.
The biggest issue found, according to Brooks Williams, BREC’s new superintendent since August, was how the agency kept track of its resources.
The audit found that the agency didn’t reconcile its books, meaning it didn’t align what resources it actually had with the resources it budgeted to have — makingit harder to keep track of the pace of their spending. This was also flagged in a 2024 audit…