Judge Tommy Frederick tells nurses to pound sand
On December 5, 2020, with a fifteen-percent turnout, in a nearly 50/50 split, 41 voters propelled Frederick into the judiciary. Today, eighty-five percent (85%) of Vermilion Parish residents may well find themselves regretting their decision to stay home on that...
Ochsner and Lourdes’ tenuous position on mandates
In a press release dated September 20, 2021, attorney Jimmy Faircloth on behalf of a group of “Acadiana Frontline Heroes,” announced that the legal battle has begun to preserve the constitutionally protected rights of healthcare workers employed at Ochsner Lafayette...
The library is fixed. Why are the crazies back?
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYears ago, we set out to fix what was broken at the library. It’s not perfect, and there’s still a great deal of work remaining. However, Lafayette citizens should be extremely proud of the progress the library has...
Lafayette Medical Workers Fight Back
The Houston Methodist Hospital lawsuit decision in June left healthcare workers across the country shellshocked. Arguing that the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates the basic human rights outlined in the Nuremberg Code, Houston Methodist employees’ valiant...
Does Lafayette have a lawless City Council?
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAt the last council meeting, not only did the Lafayette City Council violate the rules, but they did so with full knowledge. This is not an isolated incident, either. Councilman Lazard made that point quite clear by saying...
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
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana says the goal ... is to protect kids from ... smut in the library.
USA Today
Michael Lunsford runs Citizens for a New Louisiana, a government watchdog nonprofit, ... who has called out Jones and other library leaders.
Heritage Foundation
I’m very well aware and appreciative of the work [of Citizens for a New Louisiana]
Times-Picayune
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.
TruthOut
Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.
