All I want for Christmas…
Imagine waking up on Christmas morning to find your stocking stuffed—not with candy canes or presents, but with excuses, redactions, and delays. That’s exactly how it feels when the government turns public records requests into a waiting game. This year, all we want...
Is there really a jail crisis in Lafayette Parish?
In a recent memorandum issued to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office staff, Sheriff Mark Garber indicates that the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center is “no longer capable of meeting the demands that are being placed upon it.” Is this true? And if so, what...
The Garbage Report
On January 22, 2024, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber released an investigative report to Wade Trahan, Attorney for the City of Youngsville. In that report, the Sheriff, through Assistant Legal Counsel J.N. Prather, Jr., indicates that the investigation was...
The eternally conflicted Kenneth Boudreaux strikes again
It certainly didn’t take long for Kenneth Boudreaux to again jump on the Citizens for a New Louisiana radar. On January 3, 2024, many onlookers were amazed as the family of Kenneth Boudreaux came to the stage during his public swearing-in. “Fam,” as...
Corrections: Political Ploys Over Public Safety – The Story of the Lafayette Jail
As we continue our look at local criminal justice systems, today we are covering the second leg of our four-legged stool: corrections. Prison/Jail population is often a metric that’s used to determine whether police are adequately deterring criminal behavior....
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
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
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.
NBC News
Citizens for a New Louisiana spoke at the meeting in favor of restrictions on books with sexual content.
The Advocate
Citizens for New Louisiana aims for a conservative presence across the state.
KLFY TV 10
The complaint [filed by Citizens for a New Louisiana] underscores what the chief reportedly did and/or has failed to do.
