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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards said Monday that he will enter the race for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, ending months of speculation about the 86-year-old’s ...

Former Gov. Edwin Edwards will be the featured speaker at the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce's luncheon Wednesday. The event is expected to play before a packed house at Tchefuncta Country Club ...

Charles "Budgie" "Charlie" Roemer II, a powerful political operative from north Louisiana who rose to become Edwin Edwards' first commissioner of administration but also served 15 months in federal ...