Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards dies

Edwards was a colorful and politically savvy figure who dominated Louisiana politics for three decades.

Edwin Edwards, the colorful and controversial four-term former governor of Louisiana whose federal conviction and 10-year prison sentence earned him a national reputation for corruption died Monday. He was 93 years old.

A statement from his spokesman and biographer Leo Honeycutt said Edwards died peacefully at his home in Gonzales with family and friends by his bedside.

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