The Bacala Amendments – fixing the spending cap problem
Continuing our coverage of the Constitutional amendments appearing on the upcoming December 2024 ballot, we present two separate amendments to address Louisiana’s spending cap problem, authored by the same legislator and focused on the same issue: the state...
LA 3rd Special 2024 followup: The rest of the package
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...
💸 Hide your wallet! Louisiana’s 3rd Special Session of 2024
UPDATE: I’ve written a more comprehensive piece on the 3rd special session. Be sure to check that one out here: LA 3rd Special 2024 follow-up – The rest of the package Before discussing the special session, I’d like to say that I hear you. Our...
Your $11.2 Million ‘gift’ to a New Orleans NGO
The single most common nonpartisan issue that equally upsets everyone is discovering that their government has been wasting tax dollars. We’ve been addressing this for some time now. Our recent article covered various cooperative endeavor agreements,...
Breaking: School Choice in jeopardy?
Jeff Landry’s administration announced the Gator Scholarship program (also known as school choice or vouchers) as a top priority. Even so, it faced uncertainty as the various bills worked through the 2024 regular legislative session. Ways and Means Chairman...
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
KLFY TV 10
The complaint [filed by Citizens for a New Louisiana] underscores what the chief reportedly did and/or has failed to do.
American Library Association
The whole area is being controlled by a political group called Citizens for a New Louisiana.
USA Today
Michael Lunsford runs Citizens for a New Louisiana, a government watchdog nonprofit, ... who has called out Jones and other library leaders.
NBC News
Citizens for a New Louisiana spoke at the meeting in favor of restrictions on books with sexual content.
Lafayette Clerk of Court
Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed Lafayette by doing the kind of deep research that journalists used to do.
