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...
Unintended Consequences of the LCG Council Split
Unintended Consequences Lafayette City/Parish Council Split It’s only been a few weeks since the Lafayette City/Parish council announced their intention to separate into two distinct councils, and we’ve already found two twists in Louisiana State Law that...
Could we be spending too much on education?
Could we be spending too much on education? Lafayette Parish School Board Lafayette Parish’s average cost per student is $18,034 That’s more than even the most expensive private schools Student Enrollment is 30,547 Average Attendance is 28,284 LPSS’s...
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
News Talk 98.5
Citizens for a New Louisiana does the research that no one else is doing,
St. Tammany Library Alliance
Michael Lunsford ... showing up at the Washington Parish Library Board meeting is not normal. It is not casual. And it is not harmless. This is exactly what coordinated pressure looks like...
KLFY
A Youngsville resident with connections to Citizens for a New Louisiana, claimed that Trahan lived outside the Youngsville city limits prior to qualifying on July 18.
Antigravity
the group known as Citizens for a New Louisiana (CFNL)... wants to take over every single library board in the state.
Livingston Parish News
Second Livingston Parish library director in two years departs as Parish President sides with Lafayette-based advocacy group Citizens for a New Louisiana
