School Board adopts meager operating budget by Michael DeVault - posted Thursday, September 20th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  The Ouachita Parish School Board adopted an operating budget last week that positions the parish school system within striking distance of posting a meager surplus. At a regular meeting Thursday night, the School Board unanimously approved a general fund budget totaling some $138 million. The budget includes a small deficit of roughly $582,000, according to business manager Juanita Duke. In all, the parish school system operates on a more than $200 million budget, which includes all local, state and federal funding. "Our expenditures have been reduced substantially," Duke said. "We're only projecting a (general fund) shortfall of about $582,000." ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!