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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Kenneth Boudreaux’s Accountability Game
Kenneth Boudreaux claimed Council oversight helped reduce Lafayette audit findings. Public records and the audit itself tell a different story.
Are Louisiana Cities Paying Officials Illegally?
A city budget authorizes spending. It does not automatically create the legal obligation to spend public money.
Public records requests to four Lafayette Parish municipalities uncovered four very different approaches to setting officials’ salaries. Two cities could not produce the ordinances Louisiana law appears to require.
So, are Louisiana cities paying officials without legal authority?
Cajun Hustle – The Gary Haynes Corruption Trial: Full Transcript
Nine days. More than 1,700 pages. Every witness. Every objection. Every argument. Citizens for a New Louisiana has published the complete federal trial transcripts from Operation Cajun Hustle and the prosecution of former Assistant District Attorney Gary Haynes. Read the record yourself.
The Predictable Closing of Comeaux High School
For more than 25 years, Lafayette Parish has educated roughly 30,000 students. Yet somehow, we went from “we need more schools” to “we have too many.” Now, Comeaux High School has become the most expensive lesson in misplaced priorities.
Carencro Government Builds $25,400 Fence On Private Property
The Legislative Auditor confirmed our concerns surrounding Carencro’s Pas Bon Grift Festival. Nearly six months later, key records are still missing! And now, a $25,400 fence project is raising an entirely new set of questions.
Fish or Cut Bait: The Procedural Limbo Surrounding Eddie Lau
A year after Eddie Lau’s arrest, prosecutors have neither filed charges nor publicly declined prosecution. Meanwhile, questions about seized property, public records, and procedural transparency remain unresolved. At what point does the public deserve an answer?
YOUNGSVILLE: Worse Than Anyone Expected
Another Youngsville police termination has now been overturned by a court. But the ruling is only part of a much larger problem involving missing oversight records, conflicting sworn statements, and growing questions about credibility inside the department.
$6.3 Million Sitting Idle — Lafayette’s Economic Development Districts Exposed
Lafayette’s economic development districts have accumulated $6.3 million with little to show—raising new questions about taxes, spending, and accountability.
LAFAYETTE: Sheriff-LCG Slugfest Sends the Courts Running for Cover
The entire Lafayette 15th JDC recused itself from the Sheriff vs. LCG lawsuit — citing structural relationships that call impartiality into question. If that concern exists here, what else does it say about the system?
Lawmakers Got Serious — The Justice System Refused to Change
Louisiana’s leaders promised sweeping crime reform in 2024. Two years later, repeat offenders, delayed prosecutions, suspended sentences, and the same old courtroom culture remain. Lawmakers got serious. The justice system didn’t.
