Power Grab in St. Martinville!
A battle is quietly raging in St. Martinville that could strip away more than a century of local autonomy. Early voting is already underway for the May 3, 2025, election, where voters will decide whether to abandon the city’s special legislative charter, which has...
Open Meetings Meltdown in St. Martinville
The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has taken the rare step of suing the City of St. Martinville — something we briefly reported last month. But now, we’re digging deeper into what triggered this action and why it matters. The short version? A crash course in how...
St. Martinville – What’s That Smell?
Several years ago, we published “A Stench Along The Teche – Outcomes of the St. Martin Parish Criminal Justice System.” Not long after that publication, the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Supervising Attorney for St. Martin Parish, Robert Chevalier,...
A tale of two cities: Breaux-ken Bridge vs Why-Ville
Louisiana consists of 64 parishes and over 300 municipalities. But if you are looking for places with more drama than a soap opera you don’t have to venture very far. Between the City of Youngsville (Why-ville) and the City of Breaux (Broken) Bridge there are plenty...
BREAUX BRIDGE: Election Integrity and Voter Suppression
Citizens for a New Louisiana was founded on the basic concept that if the average citizen knew the terrible things that went on in government, then our officials would stop doing them. Everything we strive for is based on the strong belief that government performs...
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
Times-Picayune
In Louisiana, the movement [to remove or reshelve sexually explicit books] started in Lafayette in 2021 when ... the conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana filed an objection.
MS Magazine (Feminist)
I knew about Citizens for a New Louisiana because of what they doing in Lafayette Parish to stop Drag Story Hour.
Santa Barbara Independent
Citizens for a New Louisiana ... targets individuals, books, and institutions it considers too liberal, permissive, and inclusive. Too woke, in other words.
School Library Journal
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] is very well organized.
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
