by Editorial Staff | Jul 14, 2026 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunshine
The right to direct participation outlined in the Louisiana Constitution is built on a simple principle: taxpayers have the right to know how public bodies and officials are conducting business. That principle becomes meaningless if the government can hand public...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 14, 2026 | Lafayette, Sunshine, Youngsville
Just two days after Youngsville Chief of Police JP Broussard publicly praised his detectives for arresting alleged child predators, he reassigned the department’s only full-time criminal investigator—the same detective who had just filed a hostile work...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 7, 2026 | Elections, Louisiana, Sunshine
On July 6, 2026, our friends at the EIN (Election Integrity Network) issued guidelines on what secure election laws should look like in all 50 states. If you want to pick up a copy, it’s available as an 118-page paperback or ebook on Amazon under the title Model...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 30, 2026 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Four years ago, we asked whether the government should build a surveillance dragnet before answering basic questions about privacy, accountability, and oversight. Four years later, independent security researchers are asking a simpler question: Did anyone ever inspect...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 16, 2026 | Carencro, Sunshine
For nearly two years, Citizens for a New Louisiana has pursued a series of questions about the City of Carencro, the Carencro C’est Bon Seasoning Festival, and the network of relationships among city government, nonprofit organizations, contractors, and public...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 10, 2026 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Over the past few weeks, Minnesota has found itself in the headlines amid allegations that Medicaid programs were exploited on a massive scale. Whether those allegations ultimately lead to prosecutions or political fallout remains to be seen. Still, that’s...