Fish or Cut Bait: The Procedural Limbo Surrounding Eddie Lau
When someone is arrested, most people assume the criminal justice system has been set in motion. An arrest has been made, charges are pending, and prosecutors are moving forward. Somewhere, a constitutional “speedy trial” clock must already be running. That’s...
From Prison to Public Funding
Louisiana lawmakers are preparing to commit up to $18 million in taxpayer funds toward a grocery store development in Baton Rouge. The project is being advanced through a nonprofit (NGO — Non-Governmental Organization) formed less than three years ago by a man who...
Chasing Public Records With The East Feliciana EDD
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week, Citizens for a New Louisiana travels to East Feliciana Parish to investigate missing public records connected to the parish’s “Economic Development” District. What began as a straightforward request...
HB775 and the 17-Year-Old Consent Problem
UPDATE: Since publishing, we’ve received assurances that the bill will be amended. The age of medical consent will be updated from seventeen (17) years old to eighteen (18). There is an old saying in politics: hard cases make bad law. Louisiana may now be...
$6.3 Million Sitting Idle — Lafayette’s Economic Development Districts Exposed
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn 2019, Lafayette city leaders approved the creation of five Economic Development Districts—special taxing zones that were supposed to drive growth, attract investment, and improve targeted areas across the city. The pitch was...
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