The Segus Jolivette Act – Criminal Justice Reform BLOCKED
Just about everyone in the state is watching to see whether our state legislature can pull off tort reform or any meaningful action that would ultimately reduce insurance rates in the state. But this session is not dedicated to insurance, even if it feels like it....
We’re Changing Everything… AGAIN!
Too many bills, not enough time—that’s what we kept hearing. So we built a solution: Louisiana’s first real-time public dashboard for tracking state legislation — sortable, clickable, and constantly updated. It’s built for the public but powerful enough that lawmakers...
Private Jets, Billion-Dollar Claims, and Your Sky-High Insurance Rates
Last week in Baton Rouge, a few lawmakers reminded us who they really represent. On the campaign trail, they promise to serve. But once elected, they behave more like rulers than representatives. Our former state treasurer, John Schroder, used to say,...
Reining in Wasteful Government Spending
By Rep. Phillip Tarver Louisiana stands at a crossroads. For too long, unchecked government spending has been bankrupting our taxpayers, expanding budgets beyond control, and putting our state’s future at serious risk. It’s time for a course correction, and that’s why...
How a Consultant’s Arrest Revealed a Pattern of Public Payoffs
🚨 FIRST TO REPORT! We were the first to uncover the blatantly false text messages in Senate District 23, and the first to break the arrest of Eddie Lau. Now, we dig deeper into money, influence, and the political contracts quietly flowing his way. The Advocate Reports...
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
Southern Poverty Law Center
[The] influence of Michael Lunsford and his organization, Citizens for a New Louisiana, [stopped] drag story hour.
Los Angeles Review of Books
[Citizens for a New Louisiana is] Leading the charge in Louisiana’s library debate
Lafayette Clerk of Court
Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed Lafayette by doing the kind of deep research that journalists used 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.
USA Today
Michael Lunsford runs Citizens for a New Louisiana, a government watchdog nonprofit, ... who has called out Jones and other library leaders.
