# 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]

## What this stands on

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 Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)

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