The Youngsville Situation – what Lawrason could not foresee
Judge Samuel McCutcheon Lawrason (1852 – 1924) was a Louisiana lawyer and political figure. Lawrason served as a Senator, Judge, School Board Member and was the Vice President of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1898. While most of us have little knowledge...
BREAKING: Youngsville Officer Resigns Citing Retaliation Concerns
Unfolding like an episode of your favorite daytime soap opera is what some would term a “culture of corruption” in the City of Youngsville. Within that tangled web you can find predators, prey, and plenty of dead bodies. This community has, for years, been viewed as a...
YOUNGSVILLE’S TANGLED WEB
Recently there has been a good deal of attention focused on the City of Youngsville. This hamlet, located in the southern portion of Lafayette Parish, for several years has proudly boasted the slogan of “Where Life is Sweeter.” But for many, the entangling alliances...
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
American Library Association
The whole area is being controlled by a political group called Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Lynette Mejia
"[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Stacking these boards is, like, antithetical to the democratic process."
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana says the goal ... is to protect kids from ... smut in the library.
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.
The Black Chronicle
Citizens for a New Louisiana agreed with Homza that the state’s election laws were among the best in the country.
