The problem with the Orleans Parish Criminal Clerk
Orleans Parish has always been different. That is not an accident—it is a product of Louisiana’s history. From the early distinction between the Louisiana Territory and the Orleans Territory, to the modern structure of its courts, the parish has long operated under...
NEW IBERIA: The Board That Ignores the Law
There is a quiet assumption most people make about government: even when officials disagree, even when policies fail, the basic machinery of governance is at least operating within the law. What happens when that assumption is wrong — when the very body responsible...
Ending Engineered Consent and Rigged Tax Elections
The Louisiana Constitution, Article VI, Section 26, requires that local taxes be approved by voters. In theory, that means taxation at the local level is grounded in consent. We’re told that we voted on it, that we consented. That’s the story, the comfort, the...
Louisiana Poised to Expand Expropriation Powers
In Louisiana, property rights are supposed to mean something. They are written into the very first article of the Louisiana Constitution, which provides that private property shall not be taken except for a public purpose. It does not say property may be taken...
Citizens for a New Louisiana is making government more transparent, one parish at a time. Will you become a part of the solution?
