The Finance Department operates in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Principles required by the Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB), the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, as well as all other applicable State and Federal Laws. The Department is responsible for all financial accounting and reporting for Lafourche Parish Government in addition to other parish agencies. We are committed to transparency through Open Finance which provides you with the ability to look at the revenues collected and how those funds are invested in providing parish residents the very best public service.