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Lunsford spent years raising the heat leading a stealthy but steady campaign that replaced members of the library board who, from his perspective, were not quite on board.

It was not until the question was raised by the Citizens for a New Louisiana that a runoff election was held.

Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.

Citizens, whose executive director is ... Michael Lunsford, is a conservative "good government" operation that started in Lafayette and is expanding across the state. Its latest crusade is pushing for tighter controls on the books and other materials minors are allowed to access in public libraries.

[Citizens for a New Louisiana] is very well organized.