Did LCG council show up with the wrong briefcase?
The defense asked the case to be dismissed on the following grounds. The case is nothing more than a challenge to the December 8th election. The remedy of a new election should be taken off of the table. Allowing the case to move forward “subverts” the...
Six ask judge: allow LCG to rewrite charter ballot AFTER it passed!
LCG council members and the charter “fixers” are in quite a conundrum. On the one hand, they love saying “the voters have spoken.” On the other, they are concerned that a special election could reverse the result of last December’s vote....
This is NOT reapportionment
While the council may have previously reapportioned by ordinance (per state law) when the voters in a precinct exceed 2,200, or fall below 300. Neither of those things have happened here, therefore this does not fit the definition of reapportionment. We delved into...
AG Opinion Imminent
It was two weeks ago that the City-Parish Council narrowly defeated a resolution calling for the Louisiana Attorney General to weigh in on the charter “fix” debacle that seems to be dragging on forever. The deciding vote on that resolution was cast by Liz...
Can they really amend the charter by ordinance?
The traditional news media interviews bureaucrats and politicians and tell you what they say. That reporting has brought you headlines like, “No re-vote necessary,” “Ordinance can fix flawed charter amendment,” or “Correction in Lafayette charter amendment can be...
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
WRNO
A poll published by Citizens for a New Louisiana, showed state voters have an especially negative view of the legislature.
Book Riot
The mention of signage sounded eerily similar to the display controversy in Lafayette Parish, which was created by Citizens for a New Louisiana.
Insider (Great Britain)
Lunsford and CNL have had an outsize influence on Louisiana libraries.
New York Times
The group that started the hubbub over in Lafayette Parish is called Citizens for a New Louisiana. And I know the players. And I had been monitoring who’s involved in all of this.
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.
