Louisiana’s Most Infamous Political Corruption Cases

LOUISIANA. Corruption and Louisiana politics have gone hand in hand for almost a century, and it's not exactly a secret. National rankings regularly place Louisiana among the most corrupt states in the country, and the list of governors, mayors, and lawmakers who've traded a public office for a prison sentence keeps growing. While I haven't been around for all of these scandals, many left indelible images in my mind, including a freezer full of cash.

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From a governor's assassination that reshaped state politics to a congressman caught with $90,000 stuffed in his freezer, Louisiana's political scandals read like something out of a crime novel. Here's a rundown of some of the biggest.

Louisiana keeps landing near the top of national corruption rankings for a reason. These cases span nearly a century, but the pattern behind them, public office traded for personal gain, has stayed remarkably consistent. Only time will tell when a new name will be added to this list we'll be talking about for generations.