A tale of two cities: Breaux-ken Bridge vs Why-Ville
Louisiana consists of 64 parishes and over 300 municipalities. But if you are looking for places with more drama than a soap opera you don’t have to venture very far. Between the City of Youngsville (Why-ville) and the City of Breaux (Broken) Bridge there are plenty...
Why-Ville and the rest of the Kayla Reaux story
Many communities across the state of Louisiana have nicknames. Lake Charles has come to be called “The Chuck,” while New Iberia is referred to as “Da’ Berry.” Then more simplistically Youngsville is often referred to as “Y-ville” or maybe more appropriately...
It’s a small club… and you aren’t in it!
Have you ever wondered about the extent public officials will go to cover for one another? How regularly information is withheld from the public may be an eye opener. Youngsville’s tangled web may have caught many by surprise, but it shouldn’t have. The...
Youngsville sent us a lawyer letter
It is a sad situation. A sad state of affairs as they say. It has been upsetting to the public, unpleasant for the elected officials and unfortunate for all. So where do we go from here? How do you restore public trust? How do you re-earn the respect of your...
Citizens for a New Louisiana is making government more transparent, one parish at a time. Will you become a part of the solution?
Critical Acclaim
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.
Lafayette Clerk of Court
Citizens for a New Louisiana has changed Lafayette by doing the kind of deep research that journalists used to do.
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.
Kenneth Boudreaux
[Citizens for a New Louisiana's Michael Lunsford is] the most powerful Republican in Lafayette.
