Current News Items
Policing: The First Line and the First Leg
Curtailing violent crime begins with an understanding of how we got here. Join us as we explore the first leg of Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System: Policing.
Violent Crime Task Force: crime thrives in lack of transparency
Louisiana’s violent crime task force backs up what we’ve been saying for seven years. Key among their five recommendations for lowering violent crime is addressing Louisiana’s chronic lack of reporting and transparency.
Monique Blanco Boulet and the future of Lafayette
Has Lafayette lurched leftward, as some suggest. What will the future look like under the leadership of Monique Blanco Boulet?
Kyle Ardoin recognizes Citizens for a New Louisiana and others
While we were excited to receive official recognition for our years of work to improve Louisiana’s election systems, not everyone wished us hearty congratulations.
Unpopular: Louisiana Carbon Capture Task Force deciding your fate?
People don’t like being guinea pigs, and these experimental carbon capture sequestration projects are no exception. Thankfully, there is a task force meeting in Baton Rouge on December 18th. If they’re thinking about building one of these things in your back yard, you should make plans to attend.
Complete list of all 2,913 fixed tickets in Youngsville
As months-old records requests are finally trickling in, we’re starting realize that life is definitely sweeter in Youngsville; especially for those inside the power clique. Perhaps Youngsville’s ticket fixing scandal has finally reached its crescendo. Here’s the complete list of all 2,913 disappeared tickets, and the story behind it.
At Least 3,091 Vaccinated Louisianans Died of Covid
Everything about the covid vaccine rollout in Louisiana has been maddening. From the lack of informed consent to the eventual employee mandate of an experimental drug, the human rights and medical ethics violations are staggering.
About that arrest of former Chief of Police, Rollie Cantu
Our work continues to make the news. This time, the recent St. Martin Sheriff’s arrest of former Breaux Bridge Chief of Police, Rollie Cantu, resulted from an investigation that began just one day after our article on the subject published. That article was based on our original records requests dating all the way back to June.
A Slight Disagreement with Rep. Chuck Owen
While last week’s op-ed on reforming Louisiana by Chuck Owen was excellent, it set aside any reforms to our legal system. Lensey Goodman disagrees, and packs in quite a bit of well researched things we can do to reform our aged and sprawling legal system.
Update: Citizens Concerned About Carbon Capture
Unfortunately the only update is that the citizens affected by these projects are still being shrugged off, laughed at, and mocked.