You are requesting Dumas Auditorium as one of the venues for this event. While the parish owns and operates Dumas Auditorium, Recreation District 11 owns and operates all the property surrounding the auditorium.
** Please notify Recreation District 11 of this event. 985-873-6497. **
Application for Co-Sponsorship
The constitutional norm for the lawful use of public funds and property is found in the Louisiana Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14 (1974).
Co-sponsorship of events may be authorized by the Council, not to exceed $600, if:
The event serves a public purpose for the expenditure or transfer that agrees with the governmental purpose the public entity has legal authority to pursue; and
The expenditure or transfer, taken as a whole, does not appear to be gratuitous; and
The public entity has a demonstrable, objective, and reasonable expectation of receiving at least equivalent value in exchange for the expenditure or transfer of public funds
* Please note that your organization will be billed any amount over the set limit.