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Edwin Washington Edwards, Louisiana s Larger-Than-Life Four-Term Governor, Dies At 93
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Edwin Washington Edwards, the former Louisiana governor who served four terms in the governor’s mansion and eight years in federal prison, died Monday at his home in Gonzales, La. He was 93.
According to family spokesperson Leo Honeycutt, Edwards was surrounded by friends and loved ones when he finally succumbed to the respiratory problems that had plagued him in recent years.
“I have lived a good life, had better breaks than most, had some bad breaks, too, but that’s all part of it,” Edwards said in his final hours, according to Honeycutt’s statement. “I tried to help as many people as I could and I hope I did that, and I hope, if I did, that they will help others, too. I love Louisiana and I always will.”
Edwin Edwards, quick-witted ex-Louisiana governor who went to prison, dies at 93
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NEW ORLEANS Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living, quick-witted four-term governor who reshaped Louisiana s oil revenues and dominated the state s politics for decades, a run all but overshadowed by scandal and eight years in federal prison, died Monday. He was 93. Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends.
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July 12, 2021 6:15 PM By KEVIN McGILL
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In this Aug. 23, 2011, photo, former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, 84, and his wife Trina Scott Edwards, 32, right, serve as honorary bartenders at Molly s On The Market Bar during a Press Club of New Orleans function in New Orleans. 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, July 12, 2021 . He was 93. Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said. He had suffered bouts of ill health in recent years and entered hospice care this month at his home in Gonzales, near the Louisiana capital.
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