Retired Lafayette-area attorney Tom Brooks Jr. died Tuesday in Costa Rica, where he lived since retiring four years ago.

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They say a nation ruled by the wealthy is a plutocracy. A country ruled by corrupt thieves is called a kleptocracy. And a nation which is ruled by the worst, least qualified leaders is a kakistocracy.