by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2024 | Legislature, Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
In our article on Monday, I expressed some concerns about a few of the bills up for this special session on tax reform. After publishing that article, the governor called and encouraged me to avoid getting stuck on a bill or two. Instead, he said it would be a better...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 14, 2024 | Libraries, Louisiana
It’s been over a year since Heather Cloud and Julie Emerson refocused our public libraries to prioritize children’s innocence. The new law, RS 25:225, states that authorities may withhold funding from any library system that does not comply with the new...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 21, 2024 | Libraries, St. Tammany
Anyone following this issue for a while knows that Citizens for a New Louisiana is the only organization on the front lines cleaning up public libraries shelving vulgar cartoon books in the children’s section. While the problem isn’t entirely eradicated in...
by Michael Lunsford | Aug 8, 2024 | Lafayette, Libraries, Louisiana
Before we jump into Louisiana library news, let me say welcome back from summer vacation. It’s August, and that means back to school for the kids and back to the daily grind for most of us. However, the wokies are mad (as usual), and it’s glorious! The...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 28, 2024 | Lafayette, Libraries
It is late in the game. The calendar was ticking down on the final days of June. The defensive line is stacked with well-dressed, well-groomed teenage boys dressed in white jerseys bearing the Christian cross on their backs. They quietly await the snap while the...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 12, 2024 | Libraries, Louisiana
The legacy media will call our office for comment for various reasons. Of course, one of them is “Banana” Jones’s feverish promotion of her upcoming book release, “That Librarian.” In every interview she manages to get, she drones on...