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 Editorial Staff | Jul 14, 2026 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunshine
The right to direct participation outlined in the Louisiana Constitution is built on a simple principle: taxpayers have the right to know how public bodies and officials are conducting business. That principle becomes meaningless if the government can hand public...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 7, 2026 | Elections, Louisiana, Sunshine
On July 6, 2026, our friends at the EIN (Election Integrity Network) issued guidelines on what secure election laws should look like in all 50 states. If you want to pick up a copy, it’s available as an 118-page paperback or ebook on Amazon under the title Model...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 30, 2026 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Four years ago, we asked whether the government should build a surveillance dragnet before answering basic questions about privacy, accountability, and oversight. Four years later, independent security researchers are asking a simpler question: Did anyone ever inspect...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 22, 2026 | Lafayette, Louisiana
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...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 17, 2026 | Lafayette, Louisiana, LPSS
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...