Voters approved the new constitution by a three-to-two margin in 1974, and government reorganization resulted.
Pugh, a prominent Shreveport attorney, who became an advisor to Edwards and two other governors thereafter. Many of the sections on state government were written by delegate Robert G. One of his first acts was to call for a constitutional convention to overhaul Louisiana's bulky charter. He can't even generate enough enthusiasm in his home district (Jefferson Parish), where he is best known." He accused Treen of having adopted Edwards' own reform platform characterized as the "Era of Excellence."īoth in his political rhetoric and in his public persona, Edwards cast himself as a Louisiana populist in the tradition of Huey P. He has run for office four times and has been defeated all four times. He ridiculed Treen as having "never held a public office. He said the climate was not right for a Republican governor in Louisiana. Throughout the campaign, Edwards repeatedly insisted that Treen had no chance of victory. It'll make him look bad," considering a $30 million budget shortfall facing the next governor. Instead he derided McKeithen as a "lame duck governor who doesn't want the new administration to do well. He did not run as the candidate who would continue the Democratic policies of his predecessor, John McKeithen, for whom Edwards had been a state senate floor leader. In the general election held on February 1, 1972, Edwards faced Republican gubernatorial nominee David C. They had begun living apart on March 15, 1989. On July 1, 1989, the couple divorced after forty years of marriage. Ellender of Houma, who died while campaigning for his seventh term in office. senator to complete the unfinished term of Allen J. In 1972, Edwards appointed her as an interim U.S. The couple had four children: Anna, Victoria, Stephen, and David. In 1949, Edwards married Elaine Schwartzenburg, whom he had met at Marksville High School. Isbell, who had moved there with her husband, told him there were few French-speaking attorneys in the southwestern Louisiana community. He relocated there in 1949 after his sister, Audrey E. After his return from the military, he graduated at the age of twenty-one from Louisiana State University Law Center and began practicing law in Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish. Navy Air Corps near the end of World War II. As a young man, he did some preaching for the Marksville Church of the Nazarene. 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."įlags will be flown at half-staff through the day of his interment.The young Edwards had planned on a career as a preacher. 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. Gov. At just 17, he joined the Navy during World War II, beginning a lifetime of service to his state and country. He represented Louisiana’s 7 th congressional district in the U.S. "Few people have made such an indelible mark on our state as Governor Edwin Edwards.
Edwin Edwards, who passed away on July 12 at the age of 93. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the passing of former Louisiana Gov.
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