How One Bad Bill Might Hand the GOP a Constitutional Superpower
A curious bill filed by freshman legislator Rep. Dixon McMakin (HB200) might change the trajectory of Louisiana’s entire closed primary debate. Though framed as “just a local bill,” its real goal is a state takeover of East Baton Rouge’s Republican Parish...
Louisiana’s Carbon Chase — How Lawsuits and Ideology Are Threatening Our Future
By State Representative Charles A. Owen At the ripe, young age of 62, I’ve concluded that very little happens in a vacuum. We didn’t wake up one day and suddenly find ourselves in an economic crisis in Louisiana. The mess we’re in and the unwise pursuit of...
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...
Carencro’s Pas Bon Grift Festival
We have to wonder: Will there ever come a day when our government officials realize their actions often achieve the opposite of their stated goals? Remember Youngsville Cash on Ice? Well, strap in for another installment of government-run ‘economic...
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
New York Times
Citizens for a New Louisiana is a group that has pushed to have books that [are] erotic or sexual removed from the children’s section of libraries.
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana says the goal ... is to protect kids from ... smut in the library.
Clay Higgins
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] is where it happens. We're saving Louisiana from this desk right here, baby.
New York Times
A group called Citizens for a New Louisiana is seeking to remove taxpayer-funded pornography, erotica, and gender dysphoria propaganda from the children’s section of library systems.
The Black Chronicle
Citizens for a New Louisiana agreed with Homza that the state’s election laws were among the best in the country.
