Louisiana’s Carbon Chase — How Lawsuits and Ideology Are Threatening Our Future
By State Representative Charles A. Owen At the ripe, young age of 62, I’ve concluded that very little happens in a vacuum. We didn’t wake up one day and suddenly find ourselves in an economic crisis in Louisiana. The mess we’re in and the unwise pursuit of...
LSU: Do We Have a Problem?
By Chuck Owen, State Representative, LSU Alum 2009 and 2011 Over the past 5 years, I’ve been a member of the House Committee on Education. This committee, thus the members, oversees educational activities in the State, including higher education. As a result of...
Louisiana legislative wins – a very promising start
2024 has been a busy and significant year for the state of Louisiana. Legislators have been particularly active, emphasizing preserving individual freedoms and safeguarding children from the various challenges in today’s world. This commitment to fundamental...
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 time—at least for Louisiana House of...
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
MS Magazine (Feminist)
I knew about Citizens for a New Louisiana because of what they doing in Lafayette Parish to stop Drag Story Hour.
Los Angeles Times
A defamation suit [Amanda Jones] filed against ... the conservative group Citizens for a New Louisiana, was dismissed.
New York Times
Citizens for a New Louisiana is a group that has pushed to have books that [are] erotic or sexual removed from the children’s section of libraries.
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.
Lynette Mejia
"[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Stacking these boards is, like, antithetical to the democratic process."
