Audit flags overdue lease payment at Plaquemines Parish boat harbors

Plaquemines Parish Audit Committee reviewed the Boat Harbors & Shipyards internal audit and was told that cash receipt and deposit procedures show robust internal controls while lease agreements reconciled to the parish general ledger. "Cash receipt and deposit procedures have good internal controls," the audit report states.

The report noted one exception: Ditcharo’s La Wild Caught Shrimp, LLC had overdue lease payments. The auditors recommended implementing finance charges or penalties for overdue lease payments and urged continued collaboration between Operations, Administration and the Council to strengthen compliance and collections. Committee members moved to the item on the agenda at the request of Council Member Ronnie Newsom and discussed next steps for tracking overdue accounts.