by Michael Lunsford | Aug 8, 2024 | Lafayette, Libraries, Louisiana
Before we jump into Louisiana library news, let me say welcome back from summer vacation. It’s August, and that means back to school for the kids and back to the daily grind for most of us. However, the wokies are mad (as usual), and it’s glorious! The...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 4, 2024 | Louisiana
Happy Independence Day Today is a great day for all kinds of beautiful things to happen. As my son would say, stay strapped or get clapped. In some weird new post-millennial language, that means today is the first day you can conceal carry a firearm without needing to...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 1, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Congressman Kyle Ardoin has a nice ring to it, no? There are so many complexities with Louisiana’s congressional districts lately that it’s understandable for Garret Graves to step aside and reassess. After redistricting in 2022, Graves’ District Six...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 24, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
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...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 10, 2024 | Legislature
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...