More financial trouble is brewing in Grand Coteau. The town is nearly six months late on filing its audit report with the state, the deadline for which passed on Dec. 31 2025. As a result, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office has placed the town on its audit non-compliance list, putting any state or federal funds the town receives in jeopardy.
“[The list] is the biggest stick we have,” says Judith Dettwiller, the LLA’s director of local government services. After two years of non-compliance, the state could appoint a fiscal administrator to oversee the town’s finances, Dettwiller notes.
Grand Coteau’s town attorney and Mayor Patrick Richard could not be reached by The Current for comment…