by Editorial Staff | Aug 4, 2026 | Legislature, Louisiana
When the Louisiana Office of Technology Services asked lawmakers to approve an alternative procurement process for a sweeping Motorola Solutions public-safety technology contract, criticism was almost immediate—and so were conclusions. At the time of the July 23...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 28, 2026 | Legislature, Louisiana
Last month, we introduced you to one of the stranger stories of the legislative session. An $18 million taxpayer-funded grocery store project run through a nonprofit formed by a convicted fraudster. It had a 76-acre special taxing district attached. And all of this...
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...