An excellent piece was recently written concerning the current Governor's quest to take Louisiana back to a time in place ruled by special interests.
Per the piece, "the biggest impact the election of Mr. Edwards means to the people of Louisiana and anyone doing business in the state will, if the Governor gets his way, mean a state government of trial lawyers, by trial lawyers and for trial lawyers."
It's no more evident that this is occurring than his recent attempts to appoint political donors into a lawsuit against oil and gas interests here in Louisiana.