by Michael Lunsford | Feb 27, 2026 | Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
After years of turbulence, including board replacements, public accusations, media headlines, and finally the removal of the prior director, the message from parish leadership could not have been clearer: the library system needed stability. The parish council had...
by Michael Lunsford | Feb 13, 2026 | Libraries, Louisiana, Sunshine
On February 6, 2026, Attorney General Liz Murrill issued Opinion 25-0069, resolving a question that has lingered in Louisiana’s library debate for years: what does “access” actually mean under La. R.S. 25:225? Anyone who remembers what happened to a parent in...
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 30, 2026 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Blake Miguez is publicly praised as a conservative standard-bearer by the same group now funding attacks against him. For years, we have watched a strange and increasingly destructive phenomenon take hold inside Louisiana’s political landscape: a small but noisy...
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 26, 2026 | About Us, Louisiana
As we enter 2026, Citizens for a New Louisiana finds itself in a moment we’ve been working toward for years. Our mission has always been clear: expose waste, defend transparency, and equip citizens to hold government accountable. That work continues. What has changed...
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 20, 2026 | Sunshine, Youngsville
Last week, the Youngsville community erupted over the impending police civil service hearing. That reaction followed several electronic billboard advertisements created expressly to accomplish that purpose. In fact, I’ve witnessed a recording implicating...