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Is there really a jail crisis in Lafayette Parish?
Sheriff Mark Garber claims the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center is “no longer capable” of meeting demands. Is this true? Explore the facts, historical context, and proposed solutions to the parish jail crisis and its broader impact on public safety.
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Citizens for a New Louisiana [is] the same group behind the conservative takeover of the Lafayette library board.
Livingston Parish News
Smith added that the issue blew up on social media after an “outside” group called Citizens for a New Louisiana enflamed the situation.
Financial Times (UK)
The initial Facebook post was made by a group called “Citizens for a New Louisiana.”... A deluge followed.
Acadiana Advocate
Citizens, whose executive director is ... Michael Lunsford, is a conservative "good government" operation that started in Lafayette and is expanding across the state. Its latest crusade is pushing for tighter controls on the books and other materials minors are allowed to access in public libraries.
News Talk 98.5
Citizens for a New Louisiana does the research that no one else is doing,
NBC News
Citizens for a New Louisiana spoke at the meeting in favor of restrictions on books with sexual content.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Citizens for a New Louisiana, which Jones describes as an organization “that has wreaked havoc on public libraries across Louisiana.”
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Constitutional Amendments – November 18, 2023
Here we go again, another election and another four constitutional amendments. What would they do and should you support them?
Podcast: Frank Pavone on creating a New Louisiana
Way back in September of this year, Frank Pavone addressed members and guests at our Champions of Change banquet. Although we had a sizable crowd, it was certainly not possible for every person who follows us to attend. Thankfully, Fr. Frank recorded his remarks on video so that all of our friends can get caught up.
Louisiana’s New Election System is on your November Ballot
A multi-year effort to upgrade our aged election system is on the ballot in November. Voters get to decide if we continue that process or start over from scratch.
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.
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