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Foster, W
From:
Sent:
To:
Samuel R. [[email protected]]
uesday, August 19,2014 1:21 pM
Foster, Wayne
RE: Sulphur Baseball
PI"_1r,1,
I
Subject:
lnformation you request is below in red. I will

be sending you some info from today,s events as
well.
Sanl Breaux
Westlake Chemicals
337-s83-643$-9ffice
337 -489-9201-Mobite
From:-Foster, Wayne [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, August Lg,2OL4 i:3a

To: Breaux, Samuel R.
Subject
pM
RE: Sulphur Baseball
Per request of the superintendent, a formal

audit will be conducted regarding the sulphur High school summer
Baseball
League financial transaetions' The audit will
eonsist of document review and inquiries.

ln order to conduet a suecessful review, I will need
the following information:
1'
ThQ tlfl'gr,e
a.
of th#..irtYr$g?l hirg"C,!g.run thn q"gggeqsion-*a"nq-o,urine the summer

l,ea,que.
Jessica Deville- 337-526-9975
{ People we have actually talked to that said they saw coach leave with money bag. Not
all saw him pay umpires,
but some did.)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
Donya Louviere 337-942-5333

Rickey Hayes- 337-438-1350
TimGriffen-337-S26-0015
Tommy Breaux-337-972-1247
Katy Breaux-337-894-984_6049
All the parents who were scheduled to work the gate, we didn't
have time to interview all of them. some
may have rained out, ortraded off, ldidn't have time to contact
each to find out. I have attached the lists of
the parents of the prayers who were assigned to work the gate.
Thq namps q-f the above noted unrpirg!.
a'
do not know this information, can we get this from the assignment
secretary, I think his name is Russ
Sutherland.
4.
a.
b'
r
don't know all the names of all the guys that .or.h"o rtrrr-er ball in
the last few years. But this year was:
a. Blake Eilender (non faculty) 337_302_4273
b. Keith Smith (facutty)

c. Coach Reed ( faculty)
d. Blaine Wyniger ( faculty)
e. Jason Trahan ( faculty)
I personally spoke with Blake Ellender and he indicated that

they have not been paid yet this year, but last
year, as in years past, he was paid S1,ooo in cash from
coach Trahan,
way, ljust don't know who the coaches were last year.
and that allthe coaches were paid that
questions regarding the information

to complete the audit' lf you have any
rerluested, please do not hesitate to contact me'
Ariditional doe umentation may be requested
Rega rds,
Wayne Foster
Director of lnternal Auditing
Calcasieu Parish School System
3310 Broad street
Lake Charles,La 7g6LS
1?7-ZL7-4t90 axt.250X
talr.337-ZL7'419L
:
From : Breaux, Samuel R, [ma ilto srbreq [email protected]]
AM
11:38
2014
18,
Sent: MondaY, August
Karl
Bruchhaus,
To: Foster, WaYne;
Cc: AndrePont Joe
Subiect: RE: SulPhur Baseball

they indicated they
of the coaches that coach summer ball, and
forgot to mention, that r have interviewed a coupre
($1,000 each) from proceeds from the
head coach p.iJ,r",.* with cash
years
the
previous
in
yet.
said
paid
haven,t been
investi6ation info (nameslif warranted'
concession stand and gate. lwillproduce allthe
r
Sam Breaux
Westlake Chemicals
337 -589'6438-0ffice
337 -489-9202-Mobile
From: Breaux, Samuel R.

Sent: MondaY, August L8,20L4 11:27 AM
iJi' *uunuloil"toipto.oig;'karl.bruchhaus@cpsb'org'
Cc: AndrePont, Joe
Subiect: SulPhur Baseball

Wayne, Karl,
program and I have
practices associated with the sulphur Baseball
Recently I have been auditing our accounting
stumbled across some abnormalities'
facilities
1. Sulphur Hieh School Home baseball eames at gPAR
account
a. Concession money goes to Booster Club
account'
money and this money goes to sHS Athletics
(
Admission)
Gate
b. sHS provides a person to collect
per
probably go through school account' and collected
c. Appears to be a conflict here, all ,oni., should

ceia
2.
a reason.
policies, as to not be perceived as inconsistent for
participate'
makelhis mandatory for sHs Baseball players to

b.Moneyiscollectedatthegateforadmission,butnoticketsareusedtoaccountforattendance
amount of money collected to the
a.
Head coach Jason Trahan
i.
reconcile the
This creates problem because we cannot
number of people who attended the event'
2
cash from the gate fee sum, and pays

According to gate worker ( parents) testimony, Head coach takes
coach collects the cash bag and leaves with it'
cash to the umpires and then when game is over, Head
bag when coach leaves with it'
Each parent has stated there is still cash remaining in the
for monies distributed'
Umpires are paid with cash not check, no accountability here
money is located'
where
Parents keep asking where money goes, we have no idea
d. A concession stand is operated at each game'
inventory established'
No tickets are sold, all cash transactions, and no starting
No way to reconcile monies collected vs' inventory sold'
are not in Booster club account'
I have no idea where monies collected are located, they
money on 6lL2lL4,
coach claims booster club gets money, and we picked up and deposited
c.
i.
ii.
iii.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
$stz'
1.
2.
concessions, whom the

This claim is wrong, because according to woman who runs the
concession monies'
head coach hired, this was the last money from the regular season
played after that
games
4
lf indeed that was a Metro league deposit, there were still
(The s200 deposited
date, (see the attached game ichedule and bank statements).
gl6lL4was due to me writing an s1,8OO check to cover golf tournament winnings, and
account')
we only needed S1,600, so we deposited 5200 right back into
3.Nomoredepositsweremadetotheacctafter6lL2l20L4,
3.
Last week Booster Club wanted
to move monev out of Bank (lberial to Merchants and Farmers because
a. This is not a GPSB issue, but it shows the pattern of actions by this regime'
and Farmers'
b. A check for s43,000 was written out of booster account at lberia to Merchants
longer an authorized user on the
c.
d.
I was no
lberia bank stopped payment of the check and indicated that
Sulphur Athletic Assoc took me off the
of
the
Board
the
account. I asked why not, and they indicated
the parents, the entire 562,000 that is
account. I don,t understand how that can happen, but when I tell
us, that is not going to go well'
in that account is now being controlled by someone other than
by a blood relative of the head
lt looks very bad that money is being manipulated in a bank branch run
of these types of shenanigans'
baseball coach, that is why we were trying to move it, for fear
and credibility that what is being displayed by

The people in sulphur deserve a coaching staff with better accountability
the current staff, and we are asking for your help'
Sam Breaux
Westlake Chemicals
337-583-6438-Office
337-489-9202-Mobile

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Foster, W

lnformation you request is below in red. I will

From:-Foster, Wayne [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Monday, August Lg,2OL4 i:3a

RE: Sulphur Baseball

Per request of the superintendent, a formal

eonsist of document review and inquiries.

of th#..irtYr$g?l hirg"C,!g.run thn q"gggeqsion-*a"nq-o,urine the summer

but some did.)

Donya Louviere 337-942-5333

b. Keith Smith (facutty)

I personally spoke with Blake Ellender and he indicated that

and that allthe coaches were paid that

questions regarding the information

Ariditional doe umentation may be requested

Cc: AndrePont Joe

Subiect: RE: SulPhur Baseball

From: Breaux, Samuel R.

Subiect: SulPhur Baseball

c. Appears to be a conflict here, all ,oni., should

makelhis mandatory for sHs Baseball players to

Head coach Jason Trahan

cash from the gate fee sum, and pays

concessions, whom the

Last week Booster Club wanted

to move monev out of Bank (lberial to Merchants and Farmers because

and credibility that what is being displayed by

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