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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,...
Lafayette School Board Creates its First Special Taxing District
More taxes coming soon to a ballot near you! So, let’s just get straight to it. On July 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM the Lafayette Parish School Board will be holding a meeting to consider calling a new tax election for the Southside School District. Residents in that area...
The library is fixed. Why are the crazies back?
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYears ago, we set out to fix what was broken at the library. It’s not perfect, and there’s still a great deal of work remaining. However, Lafayette citizens should be extremely proud of the progress the library has...
LPSB approves $662,000 “Playground Pavilion” contract
We’re losing count of all of the new tax proposals lately. What are we up to now, five? Isn’t it interesting that every time anything needs to get “fixed,” raising taxes seems to be the only answer? If you’re like me, and waiting to start...
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
Los Angeles Times
A defamation suit [Amanda Jones] filed against ... the conservative group Citizens for a New Louisiana, was dismissed.
Tori Hymel
We are seriously changing the fabric of Louisiana one little bit at a time.
Clay Higgins
Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed the trajectory of the entire state of Louisiana for the better.
New York Times
The group that started the hubbub over in Lafayette Parish is called Citizens for a New Louisiana. And I know the players. And I had been monitoring who’s involved in all of this.
Southern Poverty Law Center
[The] influence of Michael Lunsford and his organization, Citizens for a New Louisiana, [stopped] drag story hour.
