Lafourche Parish School Board

Lafourche Parish School Board, doing business as Lafourche Public Schools, is a U.S. local government school district based in Thibodaux, Louisiana, that acts primarily as a sub-recipient (85% of recent awards) on federal education, nutrition, and emergency-management grants flowing through state intermediaries and federal agencies. The district receives formula grants directly from the Department of Education as a prime recipient but overwhelmingly participates as a sub-recipient on cascading federal grant programs.

The district's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in elementary and secondary education programming. As a prime recipient, Lafourche Parish School Board holds direct awards under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, receiving $216,716 in fiscal year 2024, $216,707 in fiscal year 2025, and $227,855 in fiscal year 2026 (most recent award, July 1, 2026). These formula grants fund culturally responsive academic instruction, professional development for staff serving Native American students, and targeted student support services for American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment in the district. The awards are restricted to districts meeting statutory thresholds of at least ten Indian students or 25 percent Indian enrollment.

As a sub-recipient, the district receives the vast majority of its federal dollars through pass-through funding from the Louisiana Department of Administration and Louisiana Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. The Louisiana Department of Administration intermediates Title I grants, IDEA Special Education grants (Parts B and Preschool 619), Title II teacher professional development funding, Title III English Language Learner support, Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Migrant Education, Homeless Children and Youth programs, and the Food and Nutrition Program for Louisiana Children. The Homeland Security entity passes federal emergency management and disaster-recovery funds, including FEMA Public Assistance recovery work following Hurricanes Ida and other events. The district's sub-award volume has grown substantially — from four awards in 2022 to 49 in 2024 and 53 in 2025 — reflecting both increased federal pass-through activity and expanded documentation of granular sub-awards within larger programs.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 89 of 200 total awards; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for 45 awards; and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 30 awards. These three grantor entities represent 96 percent of recent award counts. The district also receives smaller sub-awards from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, primarily for early care and workforce development initiatives, and holds a nominal sub-award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service.

One award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The district's $199 million in total obligated dollars across all awards substantially exceeds the recorded $8 thousand in combined potential value — a data artifact reflecting that most sub-awards are recorded at their full obligated amount rather than as open-ended potential values. The district does not hold a seat on any federal contract vehicles, GWACs, or BPAs; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based and routed through state intermediaries.