Can LCG legally fund private projects?
On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the City Council unanimously approved a gift (read loan) of $1,535,000 to a brand new LLC, Lafayette Bottle Art Lofts. That private organization has a single officer: Historic Restoration, Incorporated (also known as HRI). During the...
Yes, Josh Guillory can stop the taxing districts
Many regular readers will remember that the council introduced five new tax districts on November 19th. That was only THREE-DAYS after they were re-elected on November 16th. After all, they couldn’t very well have announced their intention to immediately raise...
How shrinking government can finally get the grass cut
While it’s not as important as fixing drainage and filling potholes, cutting the grass in public owned spaces has come up fairly frequently at council meetings. As a councilman, Kenneth Boudreaux used to enjoy filibustering on the subject. For example, on July...
What Coronavirus? LCG spends $1.5 million on “Artist Lofts”
Reminder: red text links to source documents. The government is famous for sneaking things through when no one is looking. In Lafayette, for example, the local council is famous for trying to sneak new taxes past voters during festival or holiday seasons. So, when...
Stop Lafayette’s taxation without representation
Recently, the Lafayette City Council decided to levy five new taxes on the public at large. Normally, when this happens they’re required to submit their decision to the people for final approval. Over and over again, we heard Bruce Conque say that the council...
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
TruthOut
Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.
Times Picayune
Executive director of the ultra-conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana, Michael Lunsford, seized that opportunity
Acadiana Advocate
It was not until the question was raised by the Citizens for a New Louisiana that a runoff election was held.
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.
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
