Everybody knows the old saying that “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It’s a maxim as old as time, and the lesson of any number of works of fiction — and history textbooks.
But there’s a corollary to that basic truth, one which Louisianians everywhere should be concerned with: Once someone uses a power, they absolutely will use it again.
And over the last three years, Gov. Jeff Landry has not only used his existing power; he’s been creating new ones to get what he wants…