Last week, EveryLibrary reported that “Mr. Lindel Toups, chair of the Parish Council in Lafourche, LA…is orchestrating a ‘special election’ this Saturday to take money away from the library to build a new jail. Yes, literally taking money from the library to build a new jail.”
According to local newspaper the Tri-Parish Times, the reasons Mr. Toups cited for introducing this measure to the ballot include “They’re teaching Mexicans how to speak English” and “they use the library to look at drugs and food stamps (on the Internet).”
Luckily, Lafourche voters disagreed, and the funds already dedicated to the library will stay that way.
