Louisiana Government Finance Officers Association

I am delighted and honored to serve as your president this year. Our recent Fall Conference broke all records with 355 participants in addition to our 41 program sponsors. I want to personally thank two of our board members, who completed their terms, for their hard work and dedication to the LA GFOA – Steven Stanfield, Desoto Parish School Board (immediate past president), and Don Gaudet (Lafourche Parish School Board (board member).

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Points for CGFO Status

Exam Related Sitting for one or more exam (75% passing score required)	Actual Test Score(s)
Credentials Recognized (Cumulative) Doctorate (Related Field)* MBA, MPA, CPA (each) Other Graduate Degree (Related Field)* Other Graduate Degree (Unrelated Field) Undergraduate Degree (Related Field)* Undergraduate Degree (Unrelated Field) Associate Degree, Business College; or Vo-Tech Diploma (Related Field)*	100 points 75 points 50 points 35 points 50 points 25 points 15 points
Experience (Points Per Year) Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Division Head (e.g., Assistant CFO) Section Head (e.g., Chief Accountant) General Government Finance Experience	7 points 5 points 4 points 2 points
Professional Involvement (Per Achievement, Cumulative) National Officer (1 time) Nationall Representative (1 time) National Committee Member (1 time) Regional Officer or Representative (1 time) State Officer (10 points per year); max. 50 points in this category) State Committee Member* Not concurrent with officer role in same organization; 5 points per committee; maximum 25 points. Certificate of Achievement Reviewer (1 time) Budget Award Reviewer (1 time) Popular Report Award Reviewer (1 time)	50 points 35 points 25 points 15 points 10 points 5 points 35 points 25 points 10 points

* Related Field = For example, degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other business discipline.

** Professional Involvement = The following organizations may be included: GFOA of U.S. and Canada, GFOA of Louisiana, Louisiana Municipal Clerks Association, Secretary-Treasurer's Organization of Police Jury Association, Louisiana Association of School Business Officials, Association of Government Accountants, Society of Louisiana CPA'S, and other approved government-finance-related national or state organizations.

*** Committees must be GFOA-recognized professional government finance-related association or organization.