A Troubling Bayou Tradition
Louisiana's history of corruption bodes ill for the relief money headed its way
By Bret Schulte
Posted 10/2/05
Retired Congressman Billy Tauzin once issued this description of his home state: "Half of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under indictment." He was kidding, but right now no one is laughing. Louisiana's swollen waters are delivering fresh worries about the state's famously colorful political system.
