Here’s what you can do about LCG violating your federal voting rights.
Legal opinions issued by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Louisiana Supreme Court claim that Lafayette Consolidated Government violated the suffrage rights of its citizens. These opinions also declare the State Supreme Court complicit in denying citizens...
CAUGHT: Did LCG Councilmen violate open meetings laws?
The council has been quick to complain about the Mayor-President having closed door meetings with potential vendors on various projects. One that should come to mind easily is the LUS Bernhard deal. The Mayor-President having closed door meetings generally isn’t...
Fiery Justice Genovese: Supreme Court Dropped the Ball
Today, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued documents related to their 5:2 decision to not hear arguments on whether or not LCG’s use of an ordinance is an illegal method to amend their home rule charter. That question, by the way, was never answered by the...
“Fix Drainage” is the new Hate Speech
At the April 9th city-parish council meeting various council members voted to take $10 million away from an $18 million drainage ordinance to spend on libraries and recreation. While performing this action, councilman Kenneth Boudreaux said, “maybe drainage is a...
After the “fix” are maps STILL wrong?
This crazy mantra from the fixers is starting to get old. It was repeated over and over during the court case against LCG’s bungling attempt to fix their own charter with an ordinance. The maps were right, they said, it’s just the descriptions that were...
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 is keeping a close eye on how current library board members are voting. If that makes current members fearful, Lunsford says, that's the point.
Kim Powers
I can understand why someone would try to duplicate what they are doing at Citizens but alas, that's a trap. They make it look easy. It isn't.
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.
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.
Financial Times (UK)
The initial Facebook post was made by a group called “Citizens for a New Louisiana.”... A deluge followed.
