Today’s podcast we’ll be going in a little bit different direction in the wake of what all have transpired this week with the death of community leader, friend politician, a true leader warrior, and one that loved his state and community. I am brother LD Azobra formerly named Lyman white. Welcome to another edition of Count Time podcast. Stand up, It’s count time, time for every man and woman to stand up and be counted. The Courthouse is located on 500 N Parkerson Avenue in Crowley.Ĭount Time Podcast – Gov Edwin Edwards Unedited Transcript Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Funeral Home, which is handling arrangement, says a register book for the public to sign for Edwards will be at the courthouse in Crowley on Thursday July 15, Friday July 16 and Monday July 19. in his home of respiratory problems that had plagued him in recent years. The four-term governor died Monday at 7 a.m. Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) will stream the service. He’ll lie in repose at the Old State Capitol on Sunday for a private ceremony for family members and close friends. to 7 p.m.Īt noon Sunday, Edwards’ remains will be moved by carriage and honor guard through the streets of Baton Rouge for a little less than a mile to the Old State Capitol. The State Capitol will be open from 10 a.m. San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo admitted paying Edwards a $400,000 bribe for the governor’s helping in getting him a Louisiana riverboat gaming license.AP Photo/Bill Feig Gov Edwin Edwards Funeral Servicesįormer Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards has died at age 93, he will lie in honor in Memorial Hall at the State Capitol on Saturday for the public viewing. In 1998, Edwards was indicted on federal charges. As the 90s kicked off, Edwards became the first governor to issue an order protecting gay individuals from discrimination in a state contract. Edwards would beat Duke and become the only person in Louisiana’s history to ever be elected to four gubernatorial terms. Even Republican President George Bush said he would pick Edwards. The race between Edwards and a white supremacist gained national attention. Instead, the race would be between Edwin Edwards and former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard, David Duke. The sitting governor, Roemer, did not even make the runoff. However, many of his friends encouraged him not to run for governor again, believing he had no chance at winning. In 1991, Edwards was primed to make a second comeback. Roemer inherited a state with a wide range of problems and struggled as governor. Edwards quickly shot back, “So people like you, with only half a brain, can understand me.” It was in this race that Edwards also famously said Dave Treen was “so slow that it took him an hour and half to watch 60 Minutes.” In fact, Edwards was so confident he could beat a wounded Treen that he famously joked with reporters, “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.” During a heated debate, Treen thought he had Edwards on the ropes, and asked him how he could talk out of both sides of his mouth. In 1983, he started his comeback and went after then governor, Dave Treen. He had to sit out from politics briefly, but made a promise he would be back. Edwards knew the constitution would keep him from running for a third consecutive term. He greatly expanded the state’s oil revenues by basing severance taxes on a percentage of the price of each barrel rather than the former flat rate. His tenure as governor in the 1970s ended with a huge boom to the state’s oil and gas industry. Donna and I send our deepest condolences to his wife, Trina, family and all who were blessed to call him a friend and ask everyone to join us in praying for God to comfort them during this difficult time.”Įdwin Edwards, the longest-serving governor in Louisiana history, has passed away at the age of 93. Our state has lost a giant, and we will miss him dearly. Edwin was a larger than life figure known for his wit and charm, but he will be equally remembered for being a compassionate leader who cared for the plight of all Louisianans. Edwards was a fervent supporter of civil rights and ensured that his administration was as diverse as Louisiana, a commitment I have also made as governor. House of Representatives and served as the state’s only four-term governor, leading Louisiana through pivotal years of growth including launching efforts to create the state’s current constitution. He represented Louisiana’s 7th congressional district in the U.S. At just 17, he joined the Navy during World War II, beginning a lifetime of service to his state and country. “Few people have made such an indelible mark on our state as Governor Edwin Edwards.
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