Physical Address

Capitol Annex Building
Room 242
1051 N. 3rd St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Mailing Address

PO Box 94361
Baton Rouge, LA 70804


BUDGET DEPARTMENT STAFF

Anita Howard
Budget Administrator
Manages budget for LTG and DCRT
Manages and directs all functions of the Budget Section

  • Supervision of Budget Analysts and student worker
  • Coordinates, prepares, and reviews/audits Operating and Capital Budget Requests and other related documents:
    • BA7, FMBB, BA22, FV50, FV70
    • Annual Financial Reports
    • Indirect Cost Allocation
    • Grant Creation and grant billings
    • LaPas Reporting
  • Liaison between LTG/DCRT, OPB Analyst and Legislative Fiscal Analyst which includes informing Undersecretary and Assistant Deputy Secretary of any communication with control agency
  • Develop/Update Policies
Karen Clark
Budget Analyst 3
Manages budgets for:
  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • Office of State Parks
Performs financial functions:
  • Budget preparation for annual Operating and Capital Outlay Budget Request
  • Annual Financial Report
  • Budget projections including monitoring revenue and expenditures
  • Grant draw requests and grant billings
  • Budget appropriation documents such as FV50, BA7s, BA22s, and FMBBs
  • Invoice/expenditures for payment processing
  • OGB Invoice
  • Indirect Cost Allocation report
  • LaPas Reporting Review
Danielle Coleman
Budget Analyst 4
Manages budgets for:
  • Office of State Library
  • Office of State Museum
  • Office of State Cultural Development
Performs financial functions:
  • Budget preparation for annual Operating and Capital Outlay Budget Request
  • Annual Financial Report
  • Budget projections including monitoring revenue and expenditures
  • Grant draw requests and grant billings
  • Budget appropriation documents such as FV50, BA7s, BA22s, and FMBBs
  • Invoice/expenditures for payment processing
  • OGB Invoice
  • Indirect Cost Allocation report
  • LaPas Reporting Review
Natalie Grigsby
Budget Analyst 2
Manages budgets for:
  • Office of the Secretary
  • Office of Tourism
Performs financial functions:
  • Budget preparation for annual Operating and Capital Outlay Budget Request
  • Annual Financial Report
  • Budget projections including monitoring revenue and expenditures
  • Grant draw requests and grant billings
  • Budget appropriation documents such as FV50, BA7s, BA22s, and FMBBs
  • Invoice/expenditures
  • OGB Invoice
  • Indirect Cost Allocation report
  • LaPas Reporting Review
Tantianisha Maze
Budget Technician
Assists Budget Administrator and Budget Analysts
  • Collects, reviews, and enters payment information for utilities
  • Follow-up on missing invoices or misapplied payments
  • Assists with monitoring expenditures and revenues
  • Logs approved expenditures
  • Prepares BA-22 forms
  • Updates projection templates
  • Enters expenditures in preparation of indirect cost allocation plan
  • Compiles documentation for journal entries, budget adjustments, BA7s, and other budget documents
Katelyn Wale
Student Worker
Filing
  • Files documents for Fiscal and Budget
Update Expenditure Log
  • Enters check numbers on all expenditure logs
Special Projects
  • Assists as needed


PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF

Shannon Gilchrist
Procurement Program Manager
Purchasing
  • P-card/CBA Program Administrator
  • Fleet Manager
  • Property Manager
  • Telecommunications Coordinator
  • Building Coordinator
  • Records Officer – acts as a liaison between the agency and the State Archives on all matters relating to records management, including developing your agencies retention schedule and submitting disposal requests


FISCAL DEPARTMENT STAFF

Natasha Crocram
Accountant Administrator 3
  • Manages Fiscal Division for OLG/DCRT
  • Directs, plans, and organizes all day-to-day accounting functions for OLG/DCRT including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Travel, and Cash Management
  • Serves as primary advisor to the Undersecretary for all OLG/DCRT financial matters
Vanisha Alexander
Accountant 4
  • Assists with daily accounts payable and accounts receivable duties
  • Approves payment documents
  • Oversees voided/reissued checks and petty cash for OLG/DCRT
  • Communicates with OLG/DCRT agencies regarding payment issues
  • Assists Accountant Manager 2
Anitra Burke
Accountant 3
Oversees the deposits/receivables for the following agencies:
  • Office of the Lieutenant Governor
  • Office of State Library
  • Office of State Museums

  • Handles cash and credit card deposits for the Office of State Museums
  • Handles cash deposits for the Office of State Parks
  • Handles Schedule 8’s for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Office of State Library
  • Communicates with the Office of State Treasury regarding deposits and/or classification issues for the assigned agencies
Kayla Ausbon
Accountant 3
Oversees the deposits/receivables for the following agencies:
  • Office of the Secretary
  • Office of State Parks
  • Office of State Cultural Development
  • Office of State Tourism

  • Handles credit card deposits for the Office of State Parks
  • Handles Schedule 8’s for the Office of the Secretary, Office of State Parks, Office of Cultural Development and the Office of Tourism
  • Communicates with the Office of State Treasury regarding deposits and/or classification issues for the assigned agencies
Edna Taylor
Accountant 3
  • Oversees all travel reimbursements for CRT Communicates with CRT employees regarding travel related issues
  • Processes all contract invoices for CRT
  • Processed all special meals reports and handles questions from the agencies regarding special meals
  • Distributes all OTM invoices to the CRT agencies (except State Library)
  • Distributes and processes all postage invoices for CRT
  • Communicates with the Office of State Travel regarding travel related issues and special meal issues
Jill Geurin
Accountant 3
  • Oversees the processing of all invoices (purchase orders and non-purchase orders)
  • Processes the payment reports twice a week to verify vendor payments
  • Processes all utility payments for all CRT agencies
  • Communicates with all CRT agencies regarding payment invoices
  • Communicates with the vendors regarding invoice payments
  • Processes all vendor payment reports to verify all payments have been processed and sent to the vendors
Aggie Higginbotham
Administrative Coordinator 3
  • Handles all utility bill issues
  • Communicates with the utility companies regarding utility billing
  • Assists the accounts receivable section with non-Chase Bank accounts
  • Assists the budget section with utility bills and answers questions
  • Assists with utility vendor payment reports and verifies all payments have been processed
Peyton Ward
Student
  • Assists the accounts receivable section with non-Chase Bank accounts
  • Inputs check numbers and check dates on all processed invoice payments to be filed
Madison Story
Student
  • Assists the accounts receivable section with non-Chase Bank accounts
  • Tracks utility Payments
  • Performs monthly bank reconciliations
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