Abbeville: Another Broken Promise
In 2019, Abbeville’s leaders came to their citizens with a promise. If voters approve a new sales tax, the revenue would benefit the men and women who wear the badge. Police officers, they said, deserved a raise — a fair salary to keep good officers in uniform and...
Blanchardville: Lafayette’s Downtown Whiplash at 444 Jefferson
In August, Downtown Development Authority CEO Kevin Blanchard emailed developer Cliff Guidry to thank him for revising his plans for 444 Jefferson Street—the former home of the Handy Stop grocery store—and for working with DDA staff to make the project more...
Not So Fast: Carbon Capture and the US Senate Race
A recent article circulating on social media claims that State Treasurer (and candidate for U.S. Senate) John Fleming has long opposed Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS). At the same time, claiming that Louisiana Freedom Caucus member, state Senator Blake Miguez...
Unauthorized: Youngsville Police Chief JP Broussard Usurps City Council
When Youngsville Police Chief J.P. Broussard circulated an internal memorandum earlier this month naming a new Assistant Chief of Police, few inside city government seemed to know anything about it. Just months prior, the Mayor and members of the Council made it...
Oklahoma Joins NewLouisiana Movement: Expanding Transparency Beyond Louisiana
In the spring of 2025, Louisiana citizens witnessed something revolutionary: a public, data-driven legislative dashboard that gave everyday people the same access to bill tracking, committee data, and vote analysis once reserved for insiders. First developed for the...
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
Livingston Parish News
Smith added that the issue blew up on social media after an “outside” group called Citizens for a New Louisiana enflamed the situation.
Livingston Parish News
The firing is the latest escalation in a years-long controversy surrounding the Livingston Parish Library tied to the Lafayette-based group, Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Los Angeles Times
Lunsford said [Citizens for a New Louisiana's] focus is to prevent libraries statewide from allowing children access to erotic or pornographic materials.
Times Picayune
Executive director of the ultra-conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana, Michael Lunsford, seized that opportunity
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.
