2025-11-17T20:48:57-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 921779463 For A Better Bayou FORA 3375150655 PO Box 7262 Lake Charles LA 70606 James Hiatt Director 3375150655 2025-11-18 false 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X James Hiatt PO Box 7262 Lake Charles LA 70606 377663 false X betterbayou.net X 2023 LA To transform Southwest Louisianas economy from one that extracts from our community to one that nourishes us. 5 5 0 10 0 0 377663 0 0 0 377663 2500 0 96562 0 0 113869 212931 164732 270327 0 270327 To transform Southwest Louisianas economy from one that extracts from our community to one that nourishes us. false false 201382 2500 0 For a Better Bayou conducted outreach to local elected leaders churches schools and community spaces to inform them of the organizations goal to educate the public on environmental and health issues related to industrial operations and to build partnerships to do this work together. Staff organized community events and meetings and distributed information about the impacts of continued industrial buildout. 201382 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false LA X JAMES HIATT 3375150655 PO Box 7262 Lake Charles LA 70606 James Hiatt Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X X 84000 0 0 Roddy Hughes Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Naomi Yoder Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Melendez Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Jacoby Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 84000 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 377663 0 377663 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 377663 0 0 0 2500 2500 0 0 0 0 83400 83400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1777 1777 0 0 11385 11385 0 0 10000 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11473 11473 0 0 11159 11159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7000 7000 0 0 18973 18973 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Constituent Support 26127 26127 0 0 Events and Tours 16412 16412 0 0 Food for meetings 9676 9676 0 0 Accounting & License Fees 1549 0 1549 0 1500 1500 0 0 212931 201382 11549 0 105595 270327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105595 270327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 105595 270327 0 0 105595 270327 105595 270327 164732 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 0 0 377663 377663 0 0 0 0 377663 377663 339898 37765 377663 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Doing Business As Names For a Better Bayou | For a Better Bayou Part VI, Section B, Line 11b During board meetings the 990 and operational and finances are reviewed and discussed. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Regular meetings were held at least quarterly and transactions were discussed and reviewed. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| James Hiatt, Regional non profit executive director salaries were compared and discussed prior to negotiations for compensation., 2023| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All organizational documents are available upon request at the office.