Jindal's Agenda

Will Governor Jindal's Agenda stomp out corruption in Louisiana?

Besides disclosure, Jindal's agenda spreads across five other topics: conflicts of interest, transparency for lobbyists, ethics education and enforcement, public access to information, combating fraud and abuse and improving the campaign finance laws.

The governor called special attention to the fact that Louisiana lags in many comparisons of state ethics laws. "When we adopt these bills, Louisiana will move from the bottom to, at the very least, the top five of those rankings," he said. "The nation is watching Louisiana."

Jindal said the agenda includes all 31 points in his campaign platform on ethics, plus ideas from his transition team, government watchdog groups and civic and business organizations pushing an ethics overhaul.

Let's hope so because Louisiana needs an overhaul.