Citizens for a New Louisiana

Carencro’s mayor created a nonprofit that’s cost taxpayers $109,072. Three years of audit findings raise questions about where the money went.

Opelousas ODDD announced $100,000 in business grants. Simple questions about who got the money, where it went, and what it will fund remain unanswered.

Louisiana’s congressional districts have changed. Compare the old map, the new court-approved districts, and the Paul Hurd proposal before candidate qualifying begins.

New Iberia considers another 1-cent sales tax for a $40 million development despite a 10.5% tax rate and 25 vacant retail spaces.

The City of Youngsville claims no transcript exists but public records show that taxpayers paid $1,587 for one.

East Baton Rouge library officials say recent criticism lacks context. Fair enough. Let’s open the same public documents they cite and walk through the numbers together. Fund balance, millage rates, cardholders, and ten years of financial reports.

A month after requesting records tied to land purchases and sales by the East Feliciana Parish Economic Development District, Citizens for a New Louisiana is still digging for answers. Here’s what we found — and why transparency laws matter.

A February investigation into missing opioid settlement funds in New Iberia led somewhere unexpected: questionable supplemental pay classifications, missing certification records, retroactive paperwork, executive sessions, and multiple officials now removed or under review. This is why our important work, providing independent oversight, is important.

Lafayette’s economic development districts have accumulated $6.3 million with little to show—raising new questions about taxes, spending, and accountability.

A $1 million study with no scope, no sites, and broad authority handed to an unelected board. Lafayette’s Mayor Boulet vetoed it—and for good reason. Was this about making a plan, or about taking over Lafayette's development authority?