Why SafeWise’s “Safest Cities” Lists Don’t Measure What They Claim
Every year, SafeWise releases a list of “Louisiana’s safest cities.” It sounds reassuring — until you realize that more than three-quarters of Louisiana’s cities aren’t even part of the data they use. On the surface, it looks authoritative, providing rankings based on...
Taxation Without Consent: Louisiana’s New Tyranny
Louisiana is quietly repeating the very abuses that drove America to independence: taxes imposed without the people’s consent. The American War for Independence was not simply a war over tariffs and duties. It was a struggle over who holds power — and by extension,...
⚜️ A Cajun Revolution: Erasing Our Lady of the Acadians
Baton Rouge will soon host a weekend of events honoring Louisiana’s role in the American Revolution. Celebrating and preserving such history is more than an act of remembrance—it is a reaffirmation of the values, sacrifices, and cultural heritage that shaped our state...
Audit Smashes Carencro! Our Warnings on Mayor’s Nonprofit Proven True
Over the last year, Citizens for a New Louisiana has raised red flags about Carencro’s finances, particularly in the area of festivals, recreation, and the opaque operations surrounding Pelican Park. Local officials brushed off those concerns, insisting nothing was...
Betrayed by the Bench: Lafayette’s Justice System Keeps Choosing Criminals Over Citizens
On Sunday night, August 24, 2025, families gathered at DeBaillon Park in Lafayette, Louisiana, to hold a vigil against gun violence. They came to mourn, stand together, and demand change. Instead, they got more blood. A six-year-old girl was critically wounded when...
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
Los Angeles Review of Books
[Citizens for a New Louisiana is] At the center of the national controversy
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.
KLFY TV 10
The complaint [filed by Citizens for a New Louisiana] underscores what the chief reportedly did and/or has failed to do.
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana is keeping a close eye on how current library board members are voting. If that makes current members fearful, Lunsford says, that's the point.
The Acadiana Advocate
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] claimed Broussard city officials were violating state open meeting laws after the mayor [admitted] in a now-removed video that the city has several advisory committees... It is unclear where Citizens for a New Louisiana obtained the video.
