Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Daryl G. Purpera, CPA, CFE

March 29, 2018

Single Audit Report for 2017

The Legislative Auditor has released the Single Audit Report for 2017. The Single Audit recaps in one report many findings related to federal programs, most of which have been previously reported by the auditor. Federal law requires the state to compile the Single Audit every year. Officials use the information to monitor whether the state has complied – or not – with the requirements of federal assistance programs.

The 2017 Single Audit identifies 43 findings involving 14 state entities. Most of these findings already have been detailed in individual agency reports, and 17 were repeat findings from a prior audit. Certain findings resulted in modified opinions on five of the state’s 18 major federal programs because they did not comply with certain requirements.

The programs given modified opinions were:

As a result of the findings included in the Single Audit, $310,216,769 in costs were 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.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the state received approximately $16.3 billion in federal funds, including loan programs, which is an increase over the nearly $15.3 billion Louisiana received in fiscal 2016.

Forty-three findings were reported in the 2017 Single Audit, which is an increase over the 38 findings reported in the Single Audit for 2016.
For more information contact:

Legislative Auditor
225.339.3800



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