by Michael Lunsford | Nov 20, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Continuing our coverage of the Constitutional amendments appearing on the upcoming December 2024 ballot, we present two separate amendments to address Louisiana’s spending cap problem, authored by the same legislator and focused on the same issue: the state...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2024 | Legislature, Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
In our article on Monday, I expressed some concerns about a few of the bills up for this special session on tax reform. After publishing that article, the governor called and encouraged me to avoid getting stuck on a bill or two. Instead, he said it would be a better...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 11, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana
UPDATE:Â I’ve written a more comprehensive piece on the 3rd special session. Be sure to check that one out here: Â LA 3rd Special 2024 follow-up – The rest of the package Before discussing the special session, I’d like to say that I hear you. Our...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 7, 2024 | Louisiana
Our last article, Why fixing Louisiana’s broken Criminal Court System is so difficult, addressed a system unwilling to change. Since the days of Huey Long, maintaining the status quo has been the hallmark of Louisiana. The system doesn’t want anyone...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 1, 2024 | Youngsville
One of the races I’ve shied away from is the Youngsville Chief of Police. We did great work here informing the public of the ongoing challenges leading up to that race. It included several candidates who promised to run but lacked the domicile requirement. Old...