Contractor disputes $1.2M figure in City of Oakdale audit, says city failed to keep records

OAKDALE, La. (KPLC) - The contractor at the center of a $1.2 million finding in Oakdale’s city audit is now speaking out and says she has receipts.

The state audit, which covers the fiscal year ending June, 2025, showed that the City of Oakdale allowed a contractor to complete more than $1.2 million in work without a written contract, inspection records, or proof that the vendor was even licensed.

Oakdale Mayor David Vidrine identified that contractor as Elite 360 Construction Services.

“To say that we are still currently in the city doing work and to say that we’re uninsured, and unlicensed, and unauthorized, I just can’t believe those words came out of their mouth,” Cinica Miller, co-owner of Elite 360, said.

The audit showed the city had not provided proof of the contractor’s license, insurance, or a valid contract with Elite 360.

Miller says the city never provided her with a contract. However, she says she has invoices and documents proving the company has been licensed since June 2013 and is insured.

Miller says Elite 360 has been contracted to do work for the City of Oakdale since 2023.

“Everything was sent properly on Elite 360’s side,” Miller said. “We have all the information, all the documentation. Just because the City of Oakdale may have an internal issue with recording their documents and keeping it, that does not mean Elite 360 does not have theirs.”

7News asked Louisiana Assistant Legislative Auditor Judy Detwiller who is responsible for obtaining missing documentation during an audit.

“If the city is missing the documentation that’s requested by the auditor, the city is the one that has to obtain that documentation,” Detwiller said.

Miller also questions the $1.2 million in projects quoted in the audit.

“Never one time did we ever do a project worth $1.2 million,” Miller said. “It was heartbreaking for me to see that blasted all over television, being from the City of Oakdale.”

Miller says her books show she was paid around $860,000 for work in Oakdale during the timeframe of the audit, not the $1.2 million figure cited in the report.

7News reached out to the City of Oakdale for comment, but has not received a response.

Elite 360 is currently working on projects with the City of Oakdale and the current administration.

Elite 360 also provided the following statement to 7News regarding the audit: