Article 5M3Q0 Edwin Edwards, picaresque Louisiana governor who went to prison, dies at 93

Edwin Edwards, picaresque Louisiana governor who went to prison, dies at 93

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Associated Press in New Orleans
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Edwards dominated Louisiana politics for three decades and won race against David Duke saying Vote for the crook - it's important'

Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died on Monday. He was 93.

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