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Breaking: School Choice in jeopardy?
Could the Gator Scholarship / School Choice program be in jeopardy? With a critical deadline just days away, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) still doesn’t have the contract approval listed on their agenda.
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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.
Santa Barbara Independent
Citizens for a New Louisiana ... targets individuals, books, and institutions it considers too liberal, permissive, and inclusive. Too woke, in other words.
Timmy Hendrix
I AM EXTREMELY impressed with this production! Keep it coming for us little blue collars that can't be on the front lines.
Los Angeles Times
Lunsford said [Citizens for a New Louisiana's] focus is to prevent libraries statewide from allowing children access to erotic or pornographic materials.
Kim Powers
I can understand why someone would try to duplicate what they are doing at Citizens but alas, that's a trap. They make it look easy. It isn't.
The Guardian (UK)
But within days her life had been upended because of two posts on social media... Citizens for a New Louisiana, a group whom Jones knew had worked to defund a library in nearby Lafayette.
KLFY TV 10
The complaint [filed by Citizens for a New Louisiana] underscores what the chief reportedly did and/or has failed to do.
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Special Interests Own the Louisiana Legislature
When choosing between big business and protecting freedom for Louisiana’s residents, it seems the Louisiana Legislature can only move in one direction. Jill Hines, from Health Freedom Louisiana, looks back at some seized and lost opportunities from the most recent regular session.
Is Moncus Park really 100% donor funded?
The “Horse Farm,” “Moncus Park,” or Lafayette Central Park are different names for the same place. Because the park has recently threatened to start charging for parking, we’ve been contacted by countless Lafayette area residents asking us to look into the park’s finances. Here’s what we found out.
This Warrants Further Investigation
Gone are the days when police officers stood in front of a camera to ask for the public to help find criminals with active warrants. Today, the less the public knows about crime rates and active warrants the better it is for those in law enforcement leadership. While this may not be the case in every corner of Louisiana, it’s certainly true in Lafayette Parish. In fact, the Lafayette Sheriff is so tight-lipped that he won’t provide the public with even the most generic data: like a number of active warrants!
CAUGHT: Did Magee and Davis vote for personal gain?
We keep shining the light into those dark corners of Louisiana government. What we found this time is nothing short of shocking. It would appear that several legislators in the power-clique have helped to craft policies that impact certain government created monopolies in which their spouses make a substantial living.
Submit to Schexnayder or be Silenced
As often as he has changed up the rules in attempt to silence us, its apparent the Speaker of the House has more time for petty vindictiveness than he has for defending small business and individual liberty.
We are following the science… just not the law!
In a recent interview on NewsTalk 98.5, Lafayette’s Mayor President actually said “we’re following the science.” However, numerous district judges have ruled that he’s not following the law. These rulings could be a foreshadowing of things to come as the Army Corps of Engineers begins action to remove LCG’s Spoil Levee lawsuit to federal court.
Your tax dollars built this RaceTrac
When we talk about all the things tax dollars should be spent on, most would prefer our government prioritize road and bridge maintenance. But would you believe they’d actually spend over $4 million of your tax dollars to build a gas station for a private, for-profit company?
Open letter to Lafayette’s downtown residents
“They aren’t telling you the whole truth. Those Downtown Lafayette folks who’ve been walking door to door and asking you to vote for their tax hike have left off numerous pertinent details.” Last week, I sent a letter to nearly every household in the Downtown taxing district. Today, I’m publishing it as an open letter for the benefit of our online transparency enthusiasts who reside outside of that district.
April Showers, More Tax Dollars!
With recent tax propositions being rejected in St. Landry and Evangeline Parishes area voters need to be ever vigilant about the methods and tactics politicians will employ to place taxes on low voter turn out ballots. We have told you about the upcoming DDA tax occurring during Festival International in downtown Lafayette on April 30, but why is no one talking about the Vermilion Parish tax hike election on the same day.
Did Edwards plan the veto override?
We take a closer look at the recent “historic” veto override by asking a baffling question: what specifically was gained by the effort? You’ll be interested to read our answer.
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