Current News Items
Transparency Delayed: Youngsville’s Pattern and Practice
Youngsville repeatedly promises public records within days, yet requests involving crime, officers, training, and discipline remain unresolved months later.
2026 Midterm Prayer Guide, reprise — now with bonus prayers.
Jensen Young’s 2026 Midterm Prayer Guide expands with weekly bonus prayers responding to new candidates, election developments, legal battles, and early voting.
SpaceX: Louisiana’s Blueprint for Exponential Business Growth
What would happen if Louisiana extended the tax treatment, regulatory relief, permitting reforms, and legal protections created for SpaceX to every business?
2026 Midterm Prayer Guide — September 6-12
This week’s Midterm Prayer Guide focuses on competitive Congressional races in Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York, and California, the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, and remembrance of the lives lost and forever changed on September 11.
Surprise! LAGOP Endorsements Are Political
Louisiana Republicans are fighting over party endorsements again. Before changing the rules, it helps to understand what signatures—and endorsements—actually mean.
The Responsiveness Test: 40 Candidates, Five Answers
Nearly 40 Lafayette-area candidates were asked to tell voters about themselves and invited to meet with citizens. Only five provided the requested information.
New Iberia’s Economic Development Strategy — Raise Taxes
New Iberia created a taxing district around Lagniappe Village after private developers sought incentives—and now shoppers could pay the tax without ever getting a vote.
2026 Midterm Prayer Guide: August 30 – September 5
This week’s Midterm Prayer Guide looks toward Florida, Arizona, Iowa, and competitive Congressional districts across the country, with special prayers for first-time candidates and Louisiana’s own Speaker Mike Johnson.
BREAUX BRIDGE: Where the Government is Here to Help Buz
Mayor, police, prosecutors, and public resources converged in a failed attempt to remove Buz LeBlanc’s only opponent from the Breaux Bridge Chief election.
StateLens: A NewLouisiana Solution Goes National
A solution to tracking Louisiana legislation became StateLens, a platform now helping conservative groups and lawmakers work together across state lines.