by Michael Lunsford | Jul 12, 2023 | Legislature, Louisiana
Citizens for a New Louisiana is proud to release a statewide poll conducted July 6-10, which surveyed the Governorโs race and public opinion of the State Legislature. The poll was conducted by Greg Rigamer, with Bernie Pinsonat providing political analysis. Jeff...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 10, 2023 | Legislature, Press Release
As part of our mission to inform the public, Citizens for a New Louisiana launched an information campaign on twelve state representatives and senators who blindly supported leadershipโs desire to exceed the stateโs spending limits. That measure was Senate Concurrent...
by Jamie Pope | Jul 8, 2023 | Baton Rouge, Legislature
Your rights and the safety of your children are less important than pandering to pride extremists. This is the message sent by our governor’s vetoes. John Bel Edwards vetoed medical freedom, protecting children, restorative justice, and much more. It is the duty...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 30, 2023 | Libraries, Louisiana
Heather Cloud’s (R 8/10) fantastic SB7 (now Act 436) echoes policy language previously adopted by the Lafayette Library Board of Control on February 15th of this year. That language resolves some ambiguity surrounding age appropriate materials in the public...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 19, 2023 | Legislature
Newspaper headlines and articles across the state are criticizing the Republican controlled legislature as it went on the biggest spending spree in Louisiana history. Our legislature was not legally entitled to spend every dollar of the enormous surplus. In Louisiana,...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 2, 2023 | Legislature
This kind of political brinksmanship happens at the federal level so often that we’re almost numb to it. Here in Lousiana, the senate has been keeping their budget adjustments secret for a month. The goal, of course, is to wait until the last possible moment to...