Caught on Tape: Broussard’s Secret Committees
When a video mysteriously disappeared from the City of St. Martinville’s Facebook page, it raised eyebrows, but also legal questions. What started as a routine search for a March town hall recording quickly turned into a troubling tale of deleted evidence, apparent...
Does Lafayette Really Need Another Sports Complex?
The Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission (LCVC) voted last week to build a proposed indoor sports complex in Lafayette, Louisiana. Join us as we explore the LCVC, its core function, and whether an indoor sports complex in Lafayette is a good move. Lafayette...
Lafayette’s roll-forward Raised Your TAXES $17.5 MILLION!
In case you missed it, your elected officials have done it again! They are raising taxes without a vote of the people. It is all part of a song and dance called “Roll-Forward.” “ROLL-FORWARD” The phrase “Roll-Forward” is similar to “Roll Tide.” They both elicit a...
Three cities, three budgets; multiple problems
June is the month the cities of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville adopt a budget. If you’ve never attended a budget hearing, you may become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of financial data. Understanding what’s going on takes time, effort, and careful...
City of Broussard Races 2022
Using our previous article on the various Lafayette Parish Races as a jumping off point, we’re taking a closer look at the most interesting one: Broussard. It’s interesting for a few reasons. But let’s just say that Broussard first found its way into...
Citizens for a New Louisiana is making government more transparent, one parish at a time. Will you become a part of the solution?
Critical Acclaim
Livingston Parish News
The firing is the latest escalation in a years-long controversy surrounding the Livingston Parish Library tied to the Lafayette-based group, Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Lafayette Clerk of Court
Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed Lafayette by doing the kind of deep research that journalists used to do.
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana [is] the same group behind the conservative takeover of the Lafayette library board.
The Advocate
Citizens for a New Louisiana has been systematically placing conservatives on volunteer commissions such as the Lafayette Parish Library Board of Control and Bayou Vermilion District, where they now have majority control.
Antigravity
We can look to Livingston to show how [Citizens for a New Louisiana's] collusion with the state government has impacted law.
