Are Louisiana Cities Paying Officials Illegally?
Public records requests submitted to four Lafayette Parish municipalities uncovered an unexpected problem. Two cities could not produce the ordinances that Louisiana law appears to require before municipal officers may legally be paid. Two others handled the issue...
Cajun Hustle – The Gary Haynes Corruption Trial: Full Transcript
For several years, Citizens for a New Louisiana has followed the federal public corruption investigation centered on the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. From identifying the first publicly known co-conspirator, to examining the expanding scope of the...
The Predictable Closing of Comeaux High School
Citizens for a New Louisiana has long argued that Lafayette Parish does not suffer from a revenue problem. It suffers from a priorities problem. The closure of Ovey Comeaux High School may be the most visible consequence of those priorities yet. At the very moment...
Carencro Government Builds $25,400 Fence On Private Property
For nearly two years, Citizens for a New Louisiana has pursued a series of questions about the City of Carencro, the Carencro C’est Bon Seasoning Festival, and the network of relationships among city government, nonprofit organizations, contractors, and public...
Fish or Cut Bait: The Procedural Limbo Surrounding Eddie Lau
When someone is arrested, most people assume the criminal justice system has been set in motion. An arrest has been made, charges are pending, and prosecutors are moving forward. Somewhere, a constitutional “speedy trial” clock must already be running. That’s...
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