$17M for City Hall, $40M for Sportsplex — Guess Which One’s the Scandal
Regular readers should remember the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Center proposing yet another 150,000-square-foot sports complex at an estimated taxpayer cost of $40 million, and no one bats an eye. Additionally, no one seems to care about a $64 million...
It’s Not Over; They’re Still Trying to Gaslight Us About the Library!
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAt a recent Lafayette Parish Council meeting, a familiar narrative resurfaced — one we’ve heard before from those trying to rewrite history. During public comments, a speaker claimed there were never any inappropriate or offensive...
Lawfare – The Newest Game in Politics
Lawfare is the new game in American politics. Like any game, if you’re going to play, you’d better learn the rules. It’s also high-stakes. But above all, it’s a game of process, not just outcome. So let’s break down how it works—and why playing along isn’t...
Boulet Revives Plan Championed by Robert Judge
Late last month, Lafayette City-Parish President Monique Boulet shocked many by reviving the Robert Judge plan to build the long-delayed Northeast Regional Library at the originally proposed site. That site, the historic Holy Rosary campus, had previously been ruled...
When Judges Reward Chaos: The Royale Colbert Effect
If you haven’t figured it out, a new era has begun in America. Unhinged protests and absurd antics are becoming so common that we almost stop noticing. But we all know why they keep happening: they’re rewarded with headlines and rarely punished with...
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
Antigravity
the group known as Citizens for a New Louisiana (CFNL)... wants to take over every single library board in the state.
MS Magazine (Feminist)
I knew about Citizens for a New Louisiana because of what they doing in Lafayette Parish to stop Drag Story Hour.
National Public Radio
Lunsford spent years raising the heat leading a stealthy but steady campaign that replaced members of the library board who, from his perspective, were not quite on board.
Sandra Gee
This is the most stellar example of investigative journalism that I have had the privilege to read in a very long time.
Lynette Mejia
"[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Stacking these boards is, like, antithetical to the democratic process."
