by Editorial Staff | Oct 6, 2025 | Broussard, Carencro, Crime, Lafayette, Scott, Youngsville
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...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 9, 2025 | Carencro, Louisiana, Sunshine
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...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 22, 2025 | Broussard, Carencro, Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCVC, Sunshine, Youngsville
The Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission (LCVC) voted last week to build a proposed indoor sports complex in Lafayette, Louisiana. Join us as we explore the LCVC, its core function, and whether an indoor sports complex in Lafayette is a good move. Lafayette...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 2, 2025 | Carencro, Lafayette, Sunshine
Lies, cries, and a host of typical diversionary tactics. That is how government officials typically respond when called out for illegal, unethical, or just questionable practices. Some heed advice such as ‘ignore it’ or ‘it will just blow over’, but that only works...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2025 | Carencro, Sunshine
The City of Carencro used your tax dollars to create a private nonprofit, with no oversight, no ordinance, and no legal obligation to return the money. Then they told you nothing was wrong. The reaction to our recent article concerning “Carencro’s Pas Bon Grift...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2025 | Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana, Sunshine
We have to wonder: Will there ever come a day when our government officials realize their actions often achieve the opposite of their stated goals? Remember Youngsville Cash on Ice? Well, strap in for another installment of government-run ‘economic...