Louisiana public says goodbye to former Gov. Edwin Edwards
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — Mourners steadily filed by the flag-draped open casket of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards on Saturday, saying their farewells at a public viewing in the marble-trimmed main hall of the state Capitol where the powerful and flamboyant politician served 16 years. Edwards was the only person elected four times as Louisiana's governor