Office of Financial Affairs

• Cooperative Deposit and Loan Program (CDLP)

• Parish & School Finance

• Risk Management

• Information for Donors and Grantmakers 

• Bookkeepers' Portal

• Risk Management Portal

The Office of Financial Affairs monitors, safeguards and responsibly uses the gifts of treasure entrusted to the Church through proper budgeting, accounting and reporting.

Diocesan Finance Board:

Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel, Chairman
Very Reverend Monsignor W. Curtis Mallet, ex-officio       
 Ronald J. Babineaux  (Insurance)      12/31/2026
 Todd Citron  (General Manager)         12/31/2028
 Linus J. Cortez  (Retired CFO)            12/31/2028
 Ronald J. Hebert  (Investments)        12/31/2025
 O. Taylor Davis  (Investments)            12/31/2027
 Jacob Troutman,  Chief Financial Officer, Diocese of Lafayette  (Staff)
 (Dates above indicate end of term)