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New York Times
The group that started the hubbub over in Lafayette Parish is called Citizens for a New Louisiana. And I know the players. And I had been monitoring who’s involved in all of this.
TruthOut
Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.
EBR Republican Women
Professional, honest summary & analysis of events! This inside information & back story makes for a very good read.
Louisiana Illuminator
Citizens for a New Louisiana appears to be keeping a tally of lawmakers who support a veto session
USA Today
Michael Lunsford runs Citizens for a New Louisiana, a government watchdog nonprofit, ... who has called out Jones and other library leaders.
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.
The Advocate
Citizens for New Louisiana aims for a conservative presence across the state.
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A few bills we’re watching – May 22, 2023
Citizens for a New Louisiana’s presence is felt in the Capitol daily, as legislators decide the fate of hundreds of bills. Here’s a sample of just a few good and bad ones and their current status.
The Youngsville Situation – what Lawrason could not foresee
In Lawranson’s day you could still depend on a disgraced official to have enough integrity to voluntarily resign his position from office before he was run out of town.
VICTORY: Anti-Erotica library bill clears committee!
Great news! Heather Cloud’s Senate Bill 7, to protect children from erotica in every single public library in Louisiana cleared a committee hurdle today by a vote of 5:1. Now it moves to the Senate Floor.
Louisiana Elections: Not Good Enough?
In this podcast, we’ll take a closer look at the Heritage scorecard that ranks Louisiana elections in 6th place – but just six points away from 1st place.
BREAKING: Youngsville Officer Resigns Citing Retaliation Concerns
Surprise! Two more casualties of what appears to be retribution in the Youngsville City Councilman Kayla Reaux resignation.
A Lack of Procedural Capacity?
Lafayette’s City-Parish Attorney, Gregory J. Logan, has been paid nearly $2.4 MILLION, while Lafayette continues to sue itself! A large percentage, if not all of these lawsuits have NOT been authorized by the Lafayette council, on behalf of whom they were filed.
BREAKING: Co-Conspirator Identified!
Earlier this week we brought to the light of day information concerning the recent Dusty Guidry Plea Deal. But our investigation didn’t stop there. Read more on our recent findings.
Those pesky unintended consequences
The state’s premier RINO is now poised to become Louisiana’s new ‘chief elections officer.’
POWER CORRUPTS: The Dusty Guidry Plea Deal
While you were focused on the allegations of public corruption in Youngsville you may have missed recent development in another matter. Dusty Guidry pled guilty for his role in multiple scandals involving public officials, but may not be content to go down alone.
IF YOU ONLY HAD THREE WISHES…
Every Legislator is limited to only five non-fiscal bills this session. Some are great, but, as expected, some are nuts.
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