As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the F

City of Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel, re-elected last March to his second term in office, has joined the fifteen-member LaMATS Board of Directors for 2023. Mayor Kloesel, whose city utilizes many LaMATS services, says he is honored by the Board's invitation to serve. "Kaplan believes in LaMATS," he said. "And we know very well how important its work is to all Louisiana local governments." Mayor Kloesel also noted that his friend, retired Carencro Mayor Glenn Brasseaux, has recen

The Municipal Surplus Property Program, administered by LaMATS Purchasing Services (LPS) in partnership with GovDeals, has now collected more than $800,000 in proceeds for our participants, while keeping their administrative costs at ZERO! How much surplus property, including vehicles, machinery, and scrap materials, does your local government need to convert into revenue this year? Contact Paul Holmes at paul@lamats.net or Claire Shaw at claire@lamats.net to learn how LPS an

LaMATS, a wholly-owned LMA subsidiary dedicated to serving association members, was established in 1998 to collect and distribute insurance premium tax (IPT) revenues to Louisiana municipalities. Today, this blockbuster IPT program includes more than two-thirds of state municipalities and returns tens of millions annually to communities statewide. In the past quarter-century, LaMATS has expanded to provide numerous other valuable services, like Brownfields remediation, millag