NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana's only four-term governor, Edwin Edwards, is turning 90-years-old on Aug. 7. To say he is a colorful character is an understatement. Edwards, who was always dogged by ...

Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, the charismatic rogue who served four terms in the Capitol as well as a stint in federal prison for corruption, can still pack a room. More than 500 people, among them ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — (WGNO) – Okay, so they’ve both governed our state, they’re both Democrats, and one of them will be in the Governor’s Mansion for four more years. But a word to the wise for national ...

50 years after he first won a congressional seat, Edwin Edwards is asking voters to send him back to Washington. The four-time former governor is a Louisiana legend, but – as Sue Lincoln reports – it ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has been hospitalized with pneumonia but his wife says he is responding well to treatment. “He’s tired, but overall he’s doing well” after being ...

Former Governor Edwin Edwards isn't going to prison just yet, but the feds will know every move he makes in the meantime. Judge Frank Polzola ordered a list of restrictions on Edwards, including a ...

The premiere of The Governor's Wife, the A&E reality show featuring former La. governor Edwin Edwards and his 34-year-old wife Trina has been moved to March 13, according to a Facebook post by show ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Attorneys for imprisoned former Governor Edwin Edwards and his son have asked a federal appeals court to overturn their convictions and sentences for extorting money from people ...

In 2004, Jim Brown began writing a weekly column to vent at what he called his unjust conviction and six months in prison, from actions while he was Louisiana’s insurance commissioner. Soon enough, ...