by Editorial Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Iberia Parish, New Iberia
The controversy in New Iberia is no longer about any one employee, appointment, or allegation. It is about whether citizens are entitled to see evidence that government investigations actually occurred or whether they are simply expected to accept assurances that...
by Michael Lunsford | May 14, 2026 | Iberia Parish, New Iberia, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat began as an investigation into missing opioid settlement funds in New Iberia soon expanded into questions involving state supplemental police pay, missing qualification records, retroactive paperwork, and executive-session...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Iberia Parish, New Iberia
When concerns were first raised about the legality of the New Iberia Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, the response from some corners was predictable: dismiss it, downplay it, or assume it would quietly go away. But it didn’t go away. Instead, Mayor...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 20, 2026 | New Iberia
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...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 7, 2026 | Iberia Parish, New Iberia, Sunshine
Just days after the New Iberia Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board held an unannounced executive session to decline an investigation into misconduct allegations, a second issue emerged—this time not as rumor or speculation, but in writing. Petition for...