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Bacala finds $348 MILLION to cover supposed “fiscal cliff”
The “looming fiscal cliff” keeps appearing in Louisiana’s legacy media headlines. Of course, the effort pushes legislators to renew John Bel Edward’s “temporary” .45¢ sales tax. This repetitive use of deceptive language creates fear among reformers who may want to repeal the state’s income tax or improve our historically punitive tax structure. However, Louisiana legislators who know better are challenging these assertions.
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Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed Lafayette by doing the kind of deep research that journalists used to do.
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.
TruthOut
Citizens for a New Louisiana now has full support from the Louisiana state government.
NBC News
Citizens for a New Louisiana spoke at the meeting in favor of restrictions on books with sexual content.
Tori Hymel
We are seriously changing the fabric of Louisiana one little bit at a time.
National Public Radio
Citizens for a New Louisiana says the goal ... is to protect kids from ... smut in the library.
The (UK) Independent
Mr Lunsford’s appeal prompted the parish library director to move the [erotic] book[s] from teen nonfiction sections to adult nonfiction sections
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Amite City Councilman arrested for Voter Fraud
While most of the nation is questioning election integrity, Louisiana is dealing with its own case of voter fraud. On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Landry said that an arrest had been made. The only detail given was that it was a Louisiana city councilman. There was...
Who really owns Vermilionville?
Michael Martin, board president of Vermilionville Living History Museum Foundation, seems to think they own Vermilionville. Watch as I debunk this myth over and over and over again - not with my opinion, but by numerous, official documents.
Vermilionville: We don’t need no stinking’ audit!
Remember, red links take you to source documents and other great content. Recently, I broke the news that Vermilionville cost the Bayou Vermilion District $1 MILLION last year. In fact, the losses have been steadily increasing since 2008, which is the earliest date...
How to fix Lafayette Parish’s budget without raising taxes
Way back in 1930, Sir Ernest Benn mused that "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." Certainly, bureaucrats are always finding problems; and they always have the same solution...
Natalie Broussard, 16th JDC, District F
In an ongoing series of interviews with candidates for local races, I sat down with Ms. Natalie Broussard. She's running for the 16th Judicial District Court, Division F, covering Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes.
Vermilionville lost $1 MILLION last year
Vermilionville lost over $1 MILLION last year! I'll walk you through some misconceptions of Vermilionville employees and show how they've been pilfering MILLIONS intended for erosion control, liter mitigation, and pollution prevention. Instead, of focusing on the core...
Dona Renegar
Family Court Judge, Charlie Fitzgerald, has recently been elected unopposed to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. There are three candidates vying to take his place. Here's Dona Renegar.
Susan Theall
Family Court Judge, Charlie Fitzgerald, has recently been elected unopposed to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. There are three candidates vying to take his place. Here's Susan Theall.
Senator Bill Cassidy
In my continuing series of candidates who will appear on the November 3rd ballot, I sat down with Senator Bill Cassidy. Right out of the gate, he quashed some rumors about mandatory vaccinations. We also had a great chat about Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney...
Lafayette Family Court Judge, Division M
Charlie Fitzgerald has been elected, unopposed, to the 3rd Circuit court of appeals. There are three candidates vying to take his spot. Here they are, in alphabetical order. George Knox We're still trying to schedule an interview with George Knox. Dona Renegar...
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