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Jul 17, 2021 · Edwin Edwards Obituary. Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, Louisiana's 50th and only four term Governor, was born on August 7, 1927 in Marksville, Louisiana, and passed from this world on...
- August 7, 1927
- July 12, 2021
- Four-Term Governor
- Scandal and Prison Sentence
- Edwards on His Proudest Achievement
After serving in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II, Edwards became a lawyer and began serving on the city council in Crowley, Louisiana. He served briefly in the Louisiana Senate before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from 1965 to 1972. In 1972, Edwards rose to the top of a crowded field of Democrats to...
Though Edwards had populist appeal and was liked by many, his terms in office were plagued by scandals that eventually caught up with him. He was first indicted in 1985, for accepting payoffs from hospitals, though he was ultimately acquitted. Edwards went to court again in 2000 accused of bribery, extortion, and money laundering. This time, he was...
“I’m the only person who’s ever been elected governor of Louisiana four times. That’s a great achievement and makes me very proud, considering my humble beginnings. Even when I was in prison and since then, repeated polls have shown me and continue to show me as the most popular former governor, and I’m very, very honored by that.” —from a 2017 int...
Jul 12, 2021 · Edwin W. Edwards, the only four-term governor in Louisiana’s history, a swashbuckling rogue who charmed voters with his escapades and survived a score of grand jury investigations and two...
Jul 12, 2021 · Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat who served four terms as governor and nearly 10 years in federal prison for extortion, conspiracy and racketeering, has died at age 93.
Jul 12, 2021 · A populist firebrand of Louisiana politics has died. Four-term Democratic Gov. Edwin Edwards, who also served prison time for corruption, died Monday at his home in Gonzales, La. He was 93.
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Jul 12, 2021 · Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said, days after entering hospice care at his home outside New Orleans.
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Jul 12, 2021 · NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died Monday. He was 93.
