by Michael Lunsford | Dec 15, 2025 | About Us, Legislature, Louisiana
It all started with a phone call. As a data guy by nature, it’s difficult to answer an opinion question like which state Senators may be out of sync with their districts. However, thanks to the data-driven approach to everything we do here at Citizens for a New...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 8, 2025 | Sunshine
Thanks to an astute follower of ours on X, I was informed that Christopher Alexander released what he called a “rebuttal.” However, this reply reads more like an escapee splashing through a shallow stream, hoping the water will break the trail. The problem is...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 4, 2025 | Elections, Louisiana
For years, an aggressive faction in Louisiana politics has accused former Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin of participating in a grand conspiracy to censor Louisianans. This group disrupted meetings, hijacked Republican events, belittled volunteers, and launched...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 1, 2025 | Lafayette, LCG, Sunshine
We just finished telling our families the same thing many of you probably did: “No politics at the Thanksgiving table.” Holidays are supposed to be breaks from the political circus rather than extensions of it. But apparently someone forgot to extend the usual holiday...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 26, 2025 | Health, Legislature, Sunshine
We’ve all read The Advocate’s “sweeping exposé” declaring that Louisiana’s infant mortality crisis is “shocking,” “inhumane,” and “unacceptable.” According to the paper, our state has “one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the developed world —...