Lafayette City Court Special Election Research
Three candidates have qualified for the November 8, 2022 election for Lafayette City Court Judge: Jules Edwards, III, Roya Boustany and Toby Aguillard. Each candidate seeks to fill the seat vacated by Judge Michelle Odinet following her resignation from office in...
Victory: Lafayette Library Board appoints another Conservative
Boards are supposed to be made up of regular citizens who simply want the best for their own community. Previously, a number of boards in Lafayette had been overrun with liberal-progressive political activists. Because their agenda is not popular locally, it’s...
Bishop enters rehab as CFNL investigates OWI allegations
In recent news Stuart Bishop, Louisiana Legislature for District 43, issued a statement ahead of entering a 30-day treatment program. Bishop wrote: “I have made a choice to seek help and I will be away for the next 30 days in a program to focus on my alcohol...
Repairing the Image of the Lafayette Police Department
Citizens for a New Louisiana again appeared before the Lafayette Fire & Police Civil Service Board on September 14, 2022 looking for action to be taken concerning a petition filed in June 2021 and a supplemental petition filed in November of 2021. The nature of...
Procedural Jiu Jitsu
It’s been a minute since our original post, Lafayette Republican Swipes $35,797. So, some additional, interesting events that have transpired in and around her removal may prove instructive. Denice Skinner had the great idea for the Lafayette Republican Parish...
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
John Guilbeau
The success we're seeing in Lafayette Parish would not be possible without vital organizations like 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.
Acadiana Advocate
Citizens, whose executive director is ... Michael Lunsford, is a conservative "good government" operation that started in Lafayette and is expanding across the state. Its latest crusade is pushing for tighter controls on the books and other materials minors are allowed to access in public libraries.
Sandra Gee
This is the most stellar example of investigative journalism that I have had the privilege to read in a very long time.
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
