Four Controversies: Youngsville Civil Service Board Still Reeling
The Youngsville Municipal Police Civil Service Board convened a special meeting Thursday, July 15, 2026, with an agenda dominated by disputes arising from the administration of Chief J.P. Broussard. Over the course of the meeting, Board members considered allegations...
We Asked a Question. New Iberia Police Officers Got Their Voice Back.
For most of the restored New Iberia Police Department’s existence, its officers had no representative on the board responsible for their civil-service rights. That changed this week. On July 21, the New Iberia City Council ratified the election and appointment of Greg...
BREAKING: Lawsuit Says LSU Hiding $77M Spending Behind Private LLC
The right to direct participation outlined in the Louisiana Constitution is built on a simple principle: taxpayers have the right to know how public bodies and officials are conducting business. That principle becomes meaningless if the government can hand public...
YOUNGSVILLE: Celebrated Detective Who Helped Arrest Child Predators Removed
Just two days after Youngsville Chief of Police JP Broussard publicly praised his detectives for arresting alleged child predators, he reassigned the department’s only full-time criminal investigator—the same detective who had just filed a hostile work...
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