Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Daryl G. Purpera, CPA, CFE

March 6, 2015

Single Audit Report for 2014

Three of the 31 major federally-funded programs administered by the state failed to comply with federal program requirements and were given qualified opinions in the annual Single Audit of federal funds, according to a report issued Friday by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office.

The Single Audit is required to be filed by auditors annually, by the end of March, to inform federal agencies whether the state complied -- or not -- with the requirements of federal assistance programs. It recaps in one report many of the findings that have already been reported throughout the fiscal year by members of Purpera’s staff.

The three programs given qualified opinions were:

As a result of the findings included in the Single Audit, more than $1 billion have been questioned by auditors, for which the state could be liable. “The resolution of these questioned costs will be determined by the respective (federal) grantors,” the report said.

The state received $15.4 billion in federal dollars, including loan programs, in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2014.

A total of 34 separate findings were reported in the Single Audit for the last fiscal year, including “14 that were repeat findings from a prior audit” and 20 new ones. In 2013, there were a total of 35 findings, 25 new and 10 repeat findings.

Single Audit 2014 Release.pdf
For more information contact:

Legislative Auditor
225.339.3800



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