The cost of doing political business-as-usual is too high. If there’s one thing Louisiana voters know instinctively, it’s that times have to change.
They’ve seen too many politicians caught with hands in the public bank accounts, or long-term political families who accept gifts and a lifestyle of privilege as perks of power.
Jindal plans to have a special session of the new Legislature early in the new year. It will focus on changes in ethics laws, toughening the statutes and putting more teeth into enforcement.