$300,000 EBR Parish Schools check altered and cashed, other discrepancies highlighted in audit

BATON ROUGE — A check written by the East Baton Rouge Parish School District for more than $300,000 was altered and cashed in 2025, a report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office released Monday said.

According to the report, a school system check for $316,061.05 that was meant for insurance-related payments was intercepted in the mail and altered before being cashed. The school system filed a complaint with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, the report added.

The bank froze the account and refunded the school district its money…

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