by Editorial Staff | Jan 17, 2024 | Lafayette, Lafayette Sheriff
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....
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 2, 2024 | Lafayette, LCG
While the state of Louisiana lurches right, some in Acadiana are concerned that Lafayette has moved leftward. Add to this, during these last four years, Josh Guillory was bombarded from every corner by local legacy media outlets. Will the media remain hawkish under a...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 12, 2023 | Sunshine, Youngsville
Youngsville has selected yet another interim member of the Youngsville City Council. Well ahead of the meeting, word had spread that of the nine applicants, Jamie Creed (R 5/10) would be appointed. This appears to be another sign of an open meetings violation....
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2023 | Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Louisiana
This is it. I’m not taking any more phone calls from people telling me that Kevin Berken is a “convicted federal criminal.” If there’s one thing that’s on the very top of my most hated list, it’s the intense hyperbole that...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 14, 2023 | Lafayette, Lafayette Sheriff, Youngsville
Disclaimer: Citizens for a New Louisiana backs the blue; supporting the funding and equipping of law enforcement officers at all levels. The information contained in this article comes to you thanks to the good police officers out there. They know that lawsuits and...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2023 | Breaux Bridge, Lafayette, St. Martin, Youngsville
Louisiana consists of 64 parishes and over 300 municipalities. But if you are looking for places with more drama than a soap opera you don’t have to venture very far. Between the City of Youngsville (Why-ville) and the City of Breaux (Broken) Bridge there are plenty...