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 -- 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 ...

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 ...

Edwin Edwards, the 86-year-old ex-con and former Louisiana governor, is seeking public office again. Today, Edwards announced he was running for the state's 6th Congressional District. The Times ...

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 ...