Local Government Likes it Dark
“The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of...
December 10, 2022 Constitutional Amendments
Short Version: No. This amendment is nothing more than virtue signaling, which is why it will pass anyway. Yes. However, the “extra transparency and accountability” in this process is a farce. Yes. See #2. Proposed Amendment No. 1: Prohibition Against...
If We Don’t Meet Your Standards, Lower Your Standards
Louisiana is last in nearly everything good. Education is no exception. Our children deserve the best education we can provide. Why is The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) against high standards? Their own strategic plan says...
November 8, 2022 Constitutional Amendments
Short version: Maybe No No No Maybe No No No Proposed Amendment No. 1: Increased Stock Investment Threshold for Trust Funds Do you support an amendment to increase to 65% the cap on the amount of monies in certain state funds that may be invested in stocks? (Amends...
Bishop enters rehab as CFNL investigates OWI allegations
In recent news Stuart Bishop, Louisiana Legislature for District 43, issued a statement ahead of entering a 30-day treatment program. Bishop wrote: “I have made a choice to seek help and I will be away for the next 30 days in a program to focus on my alcohol...
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
Times-Picayune
In Louisiana, the movement [to remove or reshelve sexually explicit books] started in Lafayette in 2021 when ... the conservative nonprofit Citizens for a New Louisiana filed an objection.
Lynette Mejia
"[Citizens for a New Louisiana] Stacking these boards is, like, antithetical to the democratic process."
Times-Picayune
Michael Lunsford, a Christian activist and executive director of the conservative Citizens for a New Louisiana, advocates for government transparency.
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.
