Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards on day one of his federal corruption trial.

BRP2000012501 - 25 JANUARY 2000 - BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, USA: Louisiana's former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards speaks to the media on the first day of his federal corruption trail, January 25. Edwards and six others are charged with rigging the licensing of one of the states' riverboats. In the background is Edwards' wife, Candice. rg/jt/James Terry UPI

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No clemency for former La. Gov. Edwards

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards remained in prison this Thanksgiving, without the hoped-for sentence commutation from U.S. President George Bush.

Big-name convicts seek Bush's intervention

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Some well-known convicts are pleading for mercy directly to U.S. President George Bush before he leaves office in January, administration officials said.

New Orleans strategist gets new lawyer

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- New Orleans political strategist Mose Jefferson says high-profile lawyer Michael Fawer will represent him in his bribery trial.

One ex-La. gov seeks pardon for another

WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- A former Republican governor of Louisiana has asked President George Bush to pardon former Democratic Gov. Edwin Edwards.

Judge dismisses accused lawyer's claims

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BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards is hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on sentencing will reduce his 10-year prison term. Edwards' attorneys believe the decision offers a glimmer of hope, but they were also disappointed in part of the ruling, t