NOW: Edwards lives in Gonzales with his third wife, the former Trina Grimes Scott, and their son, Eli Wallace Edwards. The couple starred in a short-lived unscripted A&E show, “The Governor’s Wife,” and he made an unsuccessful run for Congress in 2017. He will turn 90 on Aug. 7.

Throughout his long political career, Edwards had always cultivated the image of a suave rogue with a quick wit, abundant charm and an uncanny knowledge of the way politics is played. There were always rumors of corruption, but Edwards devotees, of whom there were many, shrugged them off as just part of the package that was Edwin Edwards. After all, they said, he beat the rap in 1986. In the 1991 gubernatorial runoff against Duke, the former Klansman, that history was acknowledged with a wink, with bumper stickers that said: “Vote for the crook – it’s important!” The successful prosecution of Edwards in 2000, however, sent a clear signal that the time for that attitude had passed.

- The rise and fall of Gov. Edwin Edwards, NOLA.com, May 28, 2017.

About the author:

  Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.

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