by Michael Lunsford | Jun 4, 2025 | DOGE, Louisiana, Sunshine
As Lago quipped in Disney’s Aladdin, “Oh, there’s a big surprise! That’s so incredible, I think I’m gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise!” That’s exactly how we felt, cracking open the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s latest report on the Louisiana...
by Michael Lunsford | May 14, 2025 | DOGE, Sunshine
While most people watch what lawmakers say, we watch what they spend. Tucked deep inside Louisiana’s bloated supplemental budget (HB460) lies a million dollar case study in how power really works at the Capitol. It’s not about speeches or party lines. It’s about who...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 6, 2025 | DOGE, Education, Libraries, Sunshine
Tulane University, one of Louisiana’s most prestigious private institutions, seeks $30 million in taxpayer funding to establish a biomedical research center. At first glance, such a request might seem like a routine investment in science and innovation. However,...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 24, 2025 | DOGE, Education, Louisiana, Sunshine
A common question we hear at Citizens for a New Louisiana concerns Louisiana DEI spending. How much taxpayer money funds DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) programs? The short answer? No one really knows. Perhaps that’s why Emily Chenevert...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 23, 2024 | DOGE, Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
The single most common nonpartisan issue that equally upsets everyone is discovering that their government has been wasting tax dollars. We’ve been addressing this for some time now. Our recent article covered various cooperative endeavor agreements,...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 8, 2024 | DOGE, Louisiana, Sunshine
How can we finally change Louisiana? Tracking frivolous spending in our state’s Capitol has been challenging for a long time. That’s because Louisiana’s Huey Long culture operates best under the cover of darkness. It’s much more difficult to...