Arrest Made in Lafayette School Construction Investigation
A significant development has emerged in the Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) construction probe with the arrest of its former Director of Construction, Facilities, and Maintenance, Robert Gautreaux. Gautreaux was booked on felony charges of filing false public...
Your taxes are going up… AGAIN!?
Taxation without representation didn’t die in 1773—it’s alive and well in Louisiana. Lawmakers are using backdoor tactics to expand local taxes without voter approval, and cities like Youngsville are quietly playing along. The price? Your constitutional rights. Most...
Lafayette’s roll-forward Raised Your TAXES $17.5 MILLION!
In case you missed it, your elected officials have done it again! They are raising taxes without a vote of the people. It is all part of a song and dance called “Roll-Forward.” “ROLL-FORWARD” The phrase “Roll-Forward” is similar to “Roll Tide.” They both elicit a...
Less than one percent
Voting records on legislative instruments for the most part are predictable. While some items are split almost perfectly down party lines, others can show where core values and personal convictions stray from the political party. Sometimes it’s a social issue of...
Letters: Could Consent Agendas Violate Open Meetings Law?
By: Anonymous This article will open like a local issue, but stick with us. At the February 7, 2024, Lafayette Parish School Board Meeting, all items on the consent agenda had attachments to add additional information with the exception of item 3.6 which was,...
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
Citizens for a New Louisiana was instrumental in a campaign that saw the Lafayette Parish Public Library lose one of its tax millages.
Amanda Jones
There have been no “outright book bans” in Louisiana. The challenges at recent Library Board meetings have been mostly about where certain books should be appropriately shelved.
TruthOut
Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.
Sandra Gee
This is the most stellar example of investigative journalism that I have had the privilege to read in a very long time.
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana [is] the same group behind the conservative takeover of the Lafayette library board.
