EDWIN EDWARDS

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards told mourners at the funeral of former Gov. Edwin Edwards that the late governor left his mark on every part of the state during four terms.

Louisiana is saying goodbye to Edwin Edwards.

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Edwin Edwards, the only Louisiana governor to serve four terms, died in hospice care on Monday morning at age 93, a week after he was hospitalized.

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has died.

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who turns 94 in August, announced Tuesday that he has entered hospice care after being hospitalized Sunday with pain in his right lung. The four-term former governor, whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by an eight-year stretch in federal prison, downplayed the end-of-life aspect of hospice care. “While people assume that hospice means I’m dying, I assure everyone it’s simply a matter of good and convenient care that is less trouble for everybody,” Edwards said in joint statement with his wife, Trina.

The Harvard-educated, reform-minded politician served in Congress before winning one term as governor in 1987.

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