The Cleo Countdown: Louisiana’s Plan to Redraw
Today, the Louisiana Legislature convened for its fourth special session of the term, the first of 2025. With the Cleo District now awaiting a decisive ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the state is bracing for a pivotal legal and electoral moment. If the high court...
Lies for Hire: What Comes Next for Eddie Lau?
Eddie Lau was arrested in March 2025 on charges of allegedly spreading knowingly false information during the Senate District 23 race. To some, the arrest came as a shock, but so many more were not surprised. But then … silence. What’s going on,...
“Only Citizens Vote” Bus Tour Comes to Baton Rouge
by Connie Hair, Louisiana Freedom Caucus On Monday, August 25, the national “Only Citizens Vote” bus tour will stop at the Louisiana State Capitol at 11:00 am, bringing with it a clear message: the right to vote in our elections belongs to American citizens. The Baton...
Eyes on the Prize – the Cleo District
Louisiana’s “Cleo District” has become the focal point of a Supreme Court case that could upend how redistricting is done across the country and restore or erase decades of racial gerrymandering precedent. While some states are scrambling to redraw maps ahead of the...
Goodbye Jungle; Hello Closed Primaries
For far too long, our unique Jungle Primary system led to fractured elections, diluted outcomes, and, in many cases, unintended winners. Voters became frustrated with politics as usual. We had to rethink how we elect our leaders, starting with implementing closed...
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
MS Magazine (Feminist)
I knew about Citizens for a New Louisiana because of what they doing in Lafayette Parish to stop Drag Story Hour.
American Library Association
The whole area is being controlled by a political group called Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Lynette Mejia
"[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Stacking these boards is, like, antithetical to the democratic process."
Antigravity
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] has had a noticeable impact on the local GOP.
Times-Picayune
In Louisiana, the movement [to remove or reshelve sexually explicit books] started in Lafayette in 2021 when ... the conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana filed an objection.
