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Legislative Scorecard

by Editorial Staff | August 2023
Our updated legislative scorecard is the only thing of its kind in the entire state of Louisiana. It’s specifically designed so legislators will not be able to hack a higher score by selectively coordinated final votes. This is the truest gauge for how your legislator is doing in Baton Rouge…

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Emily Drabinski
President - American Library Assn / 26 Dec 2022

TruthOut

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

New York Times

New York Times

The group that started the hubbub over in Lafayette Parish is called Citizens for a New Louisiana. And I know the players. And I had been monitoring who’s involved in all of this.

The Advocate
Claire Taylor

The Advocate

Citizens for a New Louisiana has been systematically placing conservatives on volunteer commissions such as the Lafayette Parish Library Board of Control and Bayou Vermilion District, where they now have majority control.

Kim Powers

Kim Powers

I can understand why someone would try to duplicate what they are doing at Citizens but alas, that's a trap. They make it look easy. It isn't.

The UK Independent
Alex Woodward

The (UK) Independent

Mr Lunsford’s appeal prompted the parish library director to move the [erotic] book[s] from teen nonfiction sections to adult nonfiction sections

The Advocate
Claire Taylor

The Advocate

Citizens for New Louisiana aims for a conservative presence across the state.

American Library Association
Holly Eberle

American Library Association

The whole area is being controlled by a political group called Citizens for a New Louisiana.

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Lafayette School Board Creates its First Special Taxing District

Lafayette School Board Creates its First Special Taxing District

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