YOUNGSVILLE: Worse Than Anyone Expected
Just when we thought we could take a break from Youngsville, yet another decision by the Youngsville Chief of Police has been overturned by a court. On April 14, 2026, the 15th Judicial District Court issued written reasons that should stop every resident of...
Youngsville Police Civil Service Hearing Looms
Last week, the Youngsville community erupted over the impending police civil service hearing. That reaction followed several electronic billboard advertisements created expressly to accomplish that purpose. In fact, I’ve witnessed a recording implicating...
Felony Charges Filed Against Youngsville Police
For nearly three years, Youngsville officials treated a violent police encounter as a problem best handled quietly — through lawyers, executive sessions, and institutional delay. That strategy has now failed. Former YPD Officer Eric Segura Charged With Malfeasance in...
Youngsville: The Mayor Lied, the Law Was Broken, and the Public Was Played
Youngsville taxpayers were lied to. Not misled. Not confused. Lied to. And the lie came straight from Mayor Ken Ritter, who told The Advocate that there was “nothing improper” about Chief J.P. Broussard appointing a new Assistant Chief because “funds were available”...
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...
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