by Editorial Staff | Oct 5, 2026 | Crime, Elections, Livingston, Louisiana
District Attorney Scott Perrilloux has endorsed Assistant District Attorney Brad Cascio to succeed him. When Cascio’s opponent used parish payment records in a campaign mailer attacking Cascio’s law firm, Perrilloux’s office announced a criminal investigation into the...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 16, 2026 | About Us, Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
We recently learned (through the news, believe it or not) that Amanda Jones had been awarded approximately $50,000 in attorney fees in her ongoing defamation suit against Citizens for a New Louisiana. While the headline is sensational, the legal reality is...
by Michael Lunsford | Feb 27, 2026 | Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
After years of turbulence, including board replacements, public accusations, media headlines, and finally the removal of the prior director, the message from parish leadership could not have been clearer: the library system needed stability. The parish council had...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 29, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston
On September 5, 2025, a federal judge in Baton Rouge handed librarian-turned-activist and Livingston Parish Public School System employee Amanda “Banana” Jones an unwelcome surprise: her lawsuit against New Jersey’s Dan Kleinman won’t be heard in...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 18, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston
See? I told you so! Almost a month ago, I warned you about exactly what you saw happening this week with the Livingston Parish Library. If you don’t remember, check out our article: Will Livingston Have to Fire Michelle Parrish a THIRD Time? On September 16, 2025, The...
by Michael Lunsford | Aug 19, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston, Sunshine
It’s an odd hill to die on. Why does the Left want absolute control over our public library systems? At Citizens for a New Louisiana, we stumbled upon this phenomenon quite by accident. When we began finding vulgar children’s books (and...