An independent accountant’s audit of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana revealed its leadership failed to keep track of its credit card use, with no receipts to show for purchases that totaled more than $100,000 during the two-month period auditors reviewed.
The audit reviewed the tribe’s financial records from 2024, when the tribe’s former chairman resigned amid reports of an alleged investigation into his use of a separate credit card for Coushatta Casino and Resort, which the tribe owns and operates.
Louisiana state law requires independent financial audits for indigenous tribes that own casinos. The same requirement applies under federal law for any organization that receives $1 million or more in annual government assistance.
