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Discover the challenges of our government transparency efforts from 2024 as we reflect on unanswered public records requests. From Lafayette to Iberia Parish, we wonder what stories might have been told but for obstructions, delays, and redactions. All we want for Christmas are answers!
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Announcing the Celebrating Transparency in Government Banquet
Until Citizens for a New Louisiana came along, Louisiana was missing a serious, conservative non-profit organization dedicated to public policy in local government that's not tied to a special interest group. Over the last few years, we've grown to inform local...
Growing pains – We need your help!
Louisiana has never had a serious non-profit focused on local public policy issues - until now. Even with such a short time in existence, Citizens for a New Louisiana has already been dubbed, "the most influential voice in Lafayette." That compliment hasn't come from...
CAUGHT! Lafayette council violated public notice laws
Update: The City-Parish council has now successfully called two special (emergency) meetings to finalize these taxes just days before their term expires. One is set for January 2nd, and the second for January 3rd. The inauguration of the new councils...
Merry Christmas – New taxes move to final approval on Friday!
Update: it appears that Bruce Conque has canceled his request for an emergency meeting to ram through these new taxes. Just like we saw with the two-week vote on "fix the charter," the delay is due to Bruce's favorable votes crew not being available to attend the...
Lafayette: Just six tax increases away from prosperity
Six times they tried to raise taxes. Six times voters said, "no." Do you remember the School Tax? Back in 2017, the Lafayette Parish School Board decided it needed $238 million in tax revenue to build a bunch of schools. The voters said, "no." How about the Library...
The high-resolution TIF district maps
The maps included in the ordinances are pretty fuzzy. Here are the high-resolution versions. Click the image to download the PDF version. Downtown Lafayette Economic Development District Northway Economic Development District Holy Rosary Institute Economic Development...
Kenneth Boudreaux’s $2.3 million conflict of interest
Term-limited Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux didn't run for re-election this last time around. His twelve-years of "service" will end with an exclamation point: a brand new library that nobody wants or needs. He's been friendly to raising taxes in...
Church Point: Magistrate verdict under scrutiny
Last week, Church Point Police Chief, Dale Thibodeaux, suddenly exited the Church Point Magistrate Court and withdrew all of his staff. Casual inquiries with local law enforcement suggest a defendant was being charged for disobeying a stop sign and driving with a...
Did Carlee fund the KKK mailer?
Today's update email from the Carlee campaign is an attempt to distance themselves from a recent mailer issued by United Ballot. In part, her email reads, the mailer "is not being funded by this campaign." However, we've found documents that suggest Carlee's campaign...
Jeremy Hidalgo’s tax record
George Washington once observed, "actions, not words, are the true criterion..." Said in a more modern vernacular, if success were measured by words, no one would fail. Instead, the wise measure success by achievements. In his "man in the arena" speech, Theodore...
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