LLA Reports Podcast

Evaluation of Contracts in State Government: Performance Audit Services Manager Krista Baker-Hernandez recaps a recent LLA report that provides information on state agency contracts and evaluates whether the Office of State Procurement is meeting its goal to provide quality and timely services to its user agencies. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Complaint Process for Students with Disabilities: Performance Audit Services Manager Gina Brown recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Louisiana Department of Education's complaint process for students with disabilities who receive special education services. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that examines Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs to answer questions about service delivery and administration, WIOA spending, and the number of participants enrolled compared to the eligible population, program success, and potential improvements. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Child Welfare Centralized Intake: Performance Audit Services Manager Emily Dixon recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Department of Children and Family Services' procedures for receiving and processing reports of potential child abuse/neglect. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Medicaid Residency: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that analyzes the processes the Louisiana Department of Health uses to identify Medicaid beneficiaries who no longer live in Louisiana and no longer qualify for the state's Medicaid program. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Office of State Parks: Performance Audit Services Manager Krista Baker-Hernandez recaps a new LLA report that evaluates how the Office of State Parks manages Louisiana's state parks and historic sites. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Elderly Protective Services: Performance Audit Services Manager Emily Dixon recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs' oversight of cases of elderly abuse and neglect in its Elderly Protective Services program. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Special School District’s oversight of the Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Employment and Training: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that analyzes the participation, costs, and Department of Children and Family Services' administration of the employment and training portion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project; Use of Public-Private Partnership (P3): Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project Public-Private Partnership. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Justice Reinvestment Initiative to determine whether the Department of Corrections correctly calculated the savings from the initiative and how DOC, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, and the Office of Juvenile Justice spent their JRI funds. | https://LLA.L...

Progress Report: Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: Senior Data Analyst Brent McDougall recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the progress the Louisiana Department of Health has made in addressing issues previously identified in the behavioral health program and that suggests additional analyses LDH could perform to identify risky provider billings. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Office of State Museum: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Office of State Museum's management of its nine-museum system. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Department of Children and Family Services’ administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to identify potential areas for efficiency improvements. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Louisiana Office of Tourism: Performance Audit Services Manager Krista Baker-Hernandez recaps a new LLA report evaluating how the Louisiana Office of Tourism manages tourism dollars. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Financial Condition of the Residential Property Insurance Market: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that provides information on the residual effects when residential property insurance companies become insolvent or voluntarily leave the market and that evaluates the Louisiana Department of Insurance's activities to monitor the financial condition of these companies. | htt...

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Misty Perry recaps a new LLA report that evaluates certain policies and procedures, and employee perspectives on the organizational culture at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Regulation of Residential Property Insurance: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Louisiana Department of Insurance's regulatory activities to ensure insurance companies comply with laws and handle claims in a fair and timely manner. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Sufficiency of the Transportation Trust Fund: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that evaluates whether funding for the Transportation Trust Fund is sufficient to meet Louisiana's transportation needs and identifies ways to increase funding. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Louisiana Charter School Compliance with Economically-Disadvantaged Enrollment Requirements: Performance Audit Services Senior Research Methodologist Courtney Stevenson recaps a new LLA report that looks at whether the state's charter schools are achieving their required enrollment rate for economically-disadvantaged students. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Status Update: Regulation and Valuation of Surface Water: Performance Audit Services Senior Auditor Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that provides information on Louisiana's progress in regulating and valuing surface water resources based on recommendations made in a February 2020 report. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists: Performance Audit Services Manager Emily Dixon recaps a new LLA report that evaluates whether the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists effectively regulated the profession during fiscal years 2019 through 2021. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Teacher Qualifications and Pay: Performance Audit Services Manager Gina Brown recaps a new LLA report that evaluates how differences in qualifications, pay, and other attributes affect teacher retention and student performance in Louisiana. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

Unemployment Insurance Program: Accuracy of IRS Form 1099-G Filings: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Louisiana Workforce Commission's Unemployment Insurance program and federally funded COVID 19 pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs to determine if the IRS Form 1099-Gs filed by LWC with the Internal Revenue Service accurately reported the a...

Use of Room Confinement in Juvenile Detention Facilities: Performance Audit Services Manager Krista Baker-Hernandez recaps a new LLA report that examines the use of room confinement and isolation in Louisiana's juvenile detention centers and secure care facilities. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast