Ethics Reform and Perceptions of Corruption
In 2008, a comprehensive package of ethics reforms was passed and signed into law. Subsequent concerns have been raised about its enforcement, but the public clearly perceives less corruption. The percent of Louisianans saying the state is less corrupt has increased by 10-points from 23 percent in 2008 to 33 percent in 2009. Looking at the long-term trends, perceptions of corruption are now approximately the same as they were in 2005 prior to Hurricane Katrina.