by Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2023 | Lafayette
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport have already become nationally renowned for their violent crime rates. Will Lafayette be next? If we don’t get a grip on things we could very well be heading that way. Despite aggressive approaches by local law...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 13, 2023 | Lafayette
Well, if you received “that mailer” and thought, wow, that name sounds incredibly familiar, this one is for you. Citizens for Integrity in Government is not Citizens for a New Louisiana. We’ve received a few calls, texts, and emails about it. The...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 11, 2023 | Lafayette, LCG, Legislature, Libraries
Ahh, to be unexpected. This just might be the very last place anyone would have thought we’d have a look. However, the magic sauce is public interest. Believe it or not, I’ve personally received numerous queries on this all-Democrat race. District 44 is a...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 6, 2023 | Lafayette, Louisiana
We started up Citizens for a New Louisiana because the public is busy. People just don’t have the time to keep up with the hundreds of moving parts in local and state government. In fact, the legacy news media has been shrinking at such a pace that they, too,...
by Letters to the Editor | Oct 3, 2023 | Lafayette, LCG
You all know I’ve written to you in the past about this issue, several times now, and each time, over the past few months, the City Council has deferred the issue. I write to you hopefully for the last time on the issue of short term rentals/AirBNB’s in Lafayette....
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 23, 2023 | Iberia Parish, Lafayette, Sunshine, Youngsville
We’ve been watching Louisiana Senate District 22 for a while. Let’s admit it – we’ve all been not wanting to watch now for way too long. The Louisiana Majority Leader, Blake Miguez (R 9/10), who is top ranked on our scorecard, has mysteriously...