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NOLA Education confirms it paid for Puerto Rico delegation Louisiana trip meals

NOLA Education certified to Puerto Rico Senate it covered 2025 Louisiana trip expenses including meals.

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NOLA Education certified on Friday to the Puerto Rico Senate that the company paid for meals during the December 2025 Louisiana education trip attended by Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes [1][2][3] Total documented trip costs submitted by NOLA Education totalled $12,774.75, plus an additional estimated $750.30 for a total over $13,000 [4] NOLA Education stated it provided receipts to the Senate supporting its claim that it covered the group's meal costs during the trip. [5] The Puerto Rico Senate is currently conducting an investigation into NOLA Education's $38 million contract for the Star Academy education program. [6]
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  1. NOLA Education certified on Friday to the Puerto Rico Senate that the company paid for meals during the December 2025 Louisiana education trip attended by Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. Suzanne Roig Fuertes, Puerto Rico Department of Family Secretary, testified during a public October 7 Senate hearing that she paid her own trip meal expenses out of pocket in cash. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  3. NOLA Education stated it paid $2,956.75 for a December 8 dinner at Arnaud's restaurant and $1,997.35 for a December 9 dinner at R'evolution restaurant during the trip · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. Total documented trip costs submitted by NOLA Education totalled $12,774.75, plus an additional estimated $750.30 for a total over $13,000 · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. NOLA Education stated it provided receipts to the Senate supporting its claim that it covered the group's meal costs during the trip. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  6. The Puerto Rico Senate is currently conducting an investigation into NOLA Education's $38 million contract for the Star Academy education program. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
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