Why SafeWise’s “Safest Cities” Lists Don’t Measure What They Claim
Every year, SafeWise releases a list of “Louisiana’s safest cities.” It sounds reassuring — until you realize that more than three-quarters of Louisiana’s cities aren’t even part of the data they use. On the surface, it looks authoritative, providing rankings based on...
Taxation Without Consent: Louisiana’s New Tyranny
Louisiana is quietly repeating the very abuses that drove America to independence: taxes imposed without the people’s consent. The American War for Independence was not simply a war over tariffs and duties. It was a struggle over who holds power — and by extension,...
🚨 Youngsville Targets Another Police Officer
The pattern of retaliation inside the Youngsville Police Department has taken an even darker turn. On the morning of September 10, 2025, Officer Hannah Gentry resigned from the department. Within mere hours, YPD officers were dispatched to her new workplace — not to...
🚨 Youngsville doubles down on retaliation.
The Youngsville Police Department has once again chosen punishment over accountability. Captain John Davison, the officer who refused to participate in the alleged felony obstruction of justice by Youngsville Chief J.P. Broussard, has now been disciplined. Instead of...
From New Urbanism to Sugar Mill Pond: How Idealism Becomes Control
At the August 2025 meeting of the Youngsville Mayor and City Council, what might have seemed like a technical debate over ordinances quickly turned into a showdown over liberty and control, with the developer refusing to agree to any form of compromise. Council...
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Antigravity
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Acadiana Advocate
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