Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
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Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was a long-serving and influential Democratic politician who led Louisiana for four terms and became one of the state’s most prominent and controversial governors.
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Governor of Louisiana ⓘ human ⓘ |
| chargeRelatedTo | manipulation of riverboat casino licenses ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
mail fraud
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money laundering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTimeOfFirstGubernatorialTerm | 1980 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfSecondGubernatorialTerm | 1988 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfThirdGubernatorialTerm | 1996 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cajun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | populism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Louisiana populist political tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor | witty and often controversial public remarks ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful populist political style
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dominant figure in late 20th-century Louisiana politics ⓘ involvement in multiple corruption investigations ⓘ longest-serving governor of Louisiana in the 20th century ⓘ strong support from Louisiana’s Cajun and working-class voters ⓘ |
| numberOfTermsAsGovernor | 4 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Louisiana
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Member of the Louisiana State Senate ⓘ U.S. Representative ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernor | John J. McKeithen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInCongress | Louisiana’s 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Crowley, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentenceImposed | federal prison term ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Candy Picou Edwards
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Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Trina Grimes Scott Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfFirstGubernatorialTerm | 1972 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfSecondGubernatorialTerm | 1984 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfThirdGubernatorialTerm | 1992 ⓘ |
| succeededByAsGovernor |
Buddy Roemer
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David C. Treen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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