Iberia Parish Can’t Account for $325,000 in Opioid Funds
When Iberia Parish agreed to accept opioid settlement funds, it didn’t just accept money. It accepted legal obligations. Those obligations are spelled out clearly — in parish resolutions, in the statewide opioid Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and in the...
PORT OF IBERIA: Betting on the wrong horse
Betting on the wrong horse is a common saying we are accustomed to. Taken literally, it is when you bet or place money on the horse that doesn’t win the race. But it has also come to mean everything from making bad investments to wrong decisions. In the political...
Iberia: Tax Hikes on Saturday!
If you live in Iberia Parish, you may have upwards of SEVEN taxes on your April 27, 2024 ballot! That’s right, SEVEN! If you’re confused, we can help you boil it down. Property Taxes The seven (7) possible tax measures that may appear on your ballot...
Iberia: No trust without transparency
Transparency is a simple concept. There are various definitions, such as: the quality of allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen; the quality of being easy to perceive or detect; and the quality of being open to public scrutiny But...
Iberia Parish: $4M Sheriff tax increase in April!
Way back on March 6th, I attended Sheriff Tommy Romero’s sales pitch for yet another $4 MILLION sales tax increase for the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office. This would be an additional ¼ cent perpetual sales tax added to the existing ¼ cent perpetual sales...
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
Book Riot
The mention of signage sounded eerily similar to the display controversy in Lafayette Parish, which was created by Citizens for a New Louisiana.
New York Times
Citizens for a New Louisiana is a group that has pushed to have books that [are] erotic or sexual removed from the children’s section of libraries.
Antigravity
CFNL was integral in 2019 in having library funding slashed by $10 million.
The Black Chronicle
Citizens for a New Louisiana agreed with Homza that the state’s election laws were among the best in the country.
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
