HB148: Price Fixing, Power Grabs, and Political Smoke
What began as a straightforward proposal to help consumers understand their rising insurance costs has morphed into one of the most consequentialβand controversialβbills of the 2025 legislative session. House Bill 148, authored by Rep. Jeff Wiley (R-Maurepas), aimed...
Op-ed: Thank You, Lawmakers, for Advancing Legal Reform
by Richard D Cloud – Lafayette, LA As a Louisiana voter who has long supported meaningful legal reform, I want to extend my sincere thanks to the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who took decisive action in the opening weeks of the Legislative...
Unmasking the Louisiana RINO in Modern Politics
A few years ago, someone I respect asked me a simple yet piercing question: How do you define RINO? If you aren’t familiar with the term, it’s an acronym for Republican In Name Only. The answer was simple at the timeβat least for Louisiana House of...
Watching the Legislative Class of 2024
In the words of Humphrey Bogart in the famed movie Casablanca, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” The 2024 legislative session was the third session of the year. By the end, everyone should have been sufficiently worn out. That’s true for...
Citizens for a New Louisiana is making government more transparent, one parish at a time. Will you become a part of the solution?
Critical Acclaim
Kenneth Boudreaux
[Citizens for a New Louisiana's Michael Lunsford is] the most powerful Republican in Lafayette.
Antigravity
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] has had a noticeable impact on the localΒ GOP.
Los Angeles Review of Books
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Transformed a community meeting into a national flashpoint.
Financial Times (UK)
The initial Facebook post was made by a group called βCitizens for a New Louisiana.β... A deluge followed.
Insider (Great Britain)
Lunsford and CNL have had an outsize influence on Louisiana libraries.
