A Turning Point for Louisiana Families: What Louisiana Got Right in 2025
Louisiana’s 2025 legislative session may be remembered partly for its political drama and the promising bills that fell short. More importantly, it will be remembered for the meaningful reforms that directly affect the daily lives of Louisiana families. After...
Goodbye Jungle; Hello Closed Primaries
For far too long, our unique Jungle Primary system led to fractured elections, diluted outcomes, and, in many cases, unintended winners. Voters became frustrated with politics as usual. We had to rethink how we elect our leaders, starting with implementing closed...
HB148: Price Fixing, Power Grabs, and Political Smoke
What began as a straightforward proposal to help consumers understand their rising insurance costs has morphed into one of the most consequential—and controversial—bills of the 2025 legislative session. House Bill 148, authored by Rep. Jeff Wiley (R-Maurepas), aimed...
HB 431 Is the Fairness Louisiana Drivers Deserve
Every month, countless Louisianans are forced to make impossible choices—pay the car insurance bill, buy groceries, cover the mortgage, or keep their vehicles on the road. We pay some of the highest auto insurance premiums in the nation, and working families bear the...
Citizens for a New Louisiana is making government more transparent, one parish at a time. Will you become a part of the solution?
Critical Acclaim
The Current
[A.B.] Rubin [blamed] conservative activist Michael Lunsford for the delay. Lunsford’s organization, Citizens for a New Louisiana, has stirred activism in library controversies across the state.
Times Picayune
Executive director of the ultra-conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana, Michael Lunsford, seized that opportunity
Louisiana Illuminator
Michael Lunsford, executive director of the conservative watchdog group Citizens for a New Louisiana, raised concerns about the bill’s overly broad language
Financial Times (UK)
The initial Facebook post was made by a group called “Citizens for a New Louisiana.”... A deluge followed.
Los Angeles Review of Books
[Citizens for a New Louisiana is] At the center of the national controversy
