by Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2024 | Lafayette, Lafayette Sheriff, Sunshine
Imagine waking up on Christmas morning to find your stocking stuffed—not with candy canes or presents, but with excuses, redactions, and delays. That’s exactly how it feels when the government turns public records requests into a waiting game. This year, all we want...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Sunshine, Youngsville
Public officials for the City of Youngsville have had yet another open meetings violation lodged against them. But this time, they have admitted wrongdoing. Join us as we explore the city’s history of violations and what has been done to remedy the reoccurring...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 2, 2024 | Jail Tax, Lafayette, Lafayette Sheriff, LCG
In a recent memorandum issued to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office staff, Sheriff Mark Garber indicates that the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center is “no longer capable of meeting the demands that are being placed upon it.” Is this true? And if so, what...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Why, oh, why do they always do this to us? Here we go again with the December 2024 Constitutional Amendments. Every time there’s an election (and even sometimes when there isn’t), the population of Louisiana is bombarded with requests to modify our...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2024 | Sunshine
The last of the four Constitutional Amendments appearing on the December 2024 ballot involves the Louisiana tax sale system. Do you support an amendment to eliminate mandatory tax sales for nonpayment of property taxes and require the legislature to provide for such...