In Louisiana, the movement [to remove or reshelve sexually explicit books] started in Lafayette in 2021 when … the conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana filed an objection.
Times-Picayune
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 2, 2023
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Clay Higgins
[Citizens for a New Louisiana] is where it happens. We're saving Louisiana from this desk right here, baby.
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.

Livingston Parish News
Second Livingston Parish library director in two years departs as Parish President sides with Lafayette-based advocacy group Citizens for a New Louisiana

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.

Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
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