Current News Items
A tale of two cities: Breaux-ken Bridge vs Why-Ville
Unwatched and unnoticed, local governments tend to skirt a myriad of state laws… until we start poking around with our little flashlight.
Lafayette Violent Crime: What’s the Problem?
Recent cases and research indicate that 10% of our population is committing 90% of the criminal offenses. Is Lafayette in danger of becoming another violent crime epicenter, like New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport?
Uncovering Citizens for Integrity in Government
Who’s behind Citizens for Integrity in Government’s campaign to discredit Josh Guillory? That’d be Lafayette Tax Assessor Conrad Comeaux.
Get to Know Louisiana House District 44
This just might be the very last place anyone would have thought we’d have a look. House District 44 is a ‘majority-minority’ district – a rare Democrat-only race in a seat with a slim Democrat majority.
Why-Ville and the rest of the Kayla Reaux story
Now that Chief Boudreaux is gone, Y-Ville’s “why” questions are suddenly going unanswered as officials clam up on public record requests.
BESE District 7
We hear you. This is what we know about the various candidates in the BESE 7 race.
Lafayette: AirBNB lives or dies tonight
The Lafayette City Council is set to decide on AirBNB (Short Term Rentals) tonight! You can help them to do the right thing.
Ray Garofalo and Bob Owen: Understanding LA’s Senate 1 Race
Ray Garofalo v Bob Owen are vying to replace term-limited Sharon Hewitt in Louisiana’s first senatorial district near Slidell.
October 2023 Constitutional Amendments
The top question we’re getting in the October 2023 cycle is on the four constitutional amendments. Here’s a quick summary.
Here’s looking at House District 9
Bossier Parish’s House District 9 has Dodie Horton facing challenger Christopher D Turner. Who’s who and what’s what? I’m glad you asked!