by Michael Lunsford | Mar 5, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFor months, Livingston Parish has been embroiled in a battle over its library system, and the latest developments reveal just how deep the deception goes. In this episode, Citizens for a New Louisiana unpacks the ongoing budget...
by Michael Lunsford | Feb 12, 2025 | Libraries, Louisiana, St. Tammany
In a decision that could reshape the ongoing battle over public libraries in Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former members of the St. Tammany Library Board of Control. The ruling vacates an earlier...
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 9, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTheir last meeting was the first time the Livingston Library board voted to remove five vulgar books from the children’s section. Will the Livingston Parish Council punish the board’s desire to protect children?...
by Michael Lunsford | Jan 6, 2025 | Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
Michelle Parrish seems more intent on creating drama than solving problems. She hides critical budget details from the board while neglecting to address vulgar books in the Livingston Library children’s section. Instead of resolving parents’ concerns quietly, she...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 30, 2024 | Libraries, Livingston, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHere they go again! Did you fall for it? The Leftists are hair-on-fire crazy that someone would DARE to cut the library’s budget in Livingston Parish. The only problem? It’s a LIE! The library’s budget actually...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 19, 2024 | Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
For the first time, the new conservative library board took decisive action, moving inappropriate books from the children’s section, despite fierce opposition orchestrated by a few agitators. The opposition unleashed chaos at the Livingston Parish Library Board...