Are the five Lafayette Police Chief applicants unqualified?
The Lafayette Police Department has suffered from a lack of stable leadership over the last few years. That roller coaster ride started when former Mayor-President Josh Guillory pushed Chief Toby Aguillard from office, citing a poor relationship between the Chief and...
The Louisiana Library wars rage on
Before we jump into Louisiana library news, let me say welcome back from summer vacation. It’s August, and that means back to school for the kids and back to the daily grind for most of us. However, the wokies are mad (as usual), and it’s glorious! The...
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...
Louisiana tax dollars funding Chinese espionage?
Are there Chinese spies in Louisiana? More importantly, is Louisiana’s local government tax and spending structure funding foreign espionage efforts? Before anyone dismisses this possibility as a wild conspiracy theory, they should review the facts Citizens for...
Lafayette pride purveyors pranked
It is late in the game. The calendar was ticking down on the final days of June. The defensive line is stacked with well-dressed, well-groomed teenage boys dressed in white jerseys bearing the Christian cross on their backs. They quietly await the snap while the...
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
American Library Association
The whole area is being controlled by a political group called Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Los Angeles Times
Lunsford said [Citizens for a New Louisiana's] focus is to prevent libraries statewide from allowing children access to erotic or pornographic materials.
Acadiana Advocate
Citizens, whose executive director is ... Michael Lunsford, is a conservative "good government" operation that started in Lafayette and is expanding across the state. Its latest crusade is pushing for tighter controls on the books and other materials minors are allowed to access in public libraries.
News Talk 98.5
Citizens for a New Louisiana does the research that no one else is doing,
Acadiana Advocate
It was not until the question was raised by the Citizens for a New Louisiana that a runoff election was held.
