Critical Acclaim
Billy Gibson
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.
Piper Hutchison
Louisiana Illuminator
Michael Lunsford, executive director of the conservative watchdog group Citizens for a New Louisiana, raised concerns about the bill’s overly broad language
Lafayette City Councilman
Democrat / 2 July 2023
Kenneth Boudreaux
[Citizens for a New Louisiana's Michael Lunsford is] the most powerful Republican in Lafayette.
Mia Jankowicz
Insider (Great Britain)
Lunsford and CNL have had an outsize influence on Louisiana libraries.
Megan Wyatt
Acadiana Advocate
It was not until the question was raised by the Citizens for a New Louisiana that a runoff election was held.
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