Long on the People of Louisiana and Good and Bad Government
The state of Louisiana has been much in the news, it seems, for a long, long time. Unfortunately, the news has been about disasters. Louisiana’s crises, the global economic crisis, and what appears to be a crisis of trust in citizens everywhere has kept the spotlight on government and the politicians who run it. Everyone is sick of bad government. When I think of Louisiana and government, one man always comes to mind: Huey Long. He’s regarded as the most brilliant and corrupt politician Louisiana has ever produced. I was looking for something Huey Long said that might be relevant to the issues of the day, and I found the following, which may not be all that relevant but is quintessential Huey Long:
“One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government, and they aren’t going to like it.”







