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Created page with "'''Gus S. Mijales''' (July 11, 1934 &ndash February 27, 2018) was businessman in Shreveport, Louisiana, who was a confidante of a] [[Governor..."
'''Gus S. Mijales''' (July 11, 1934 &ndash February 27, 2018) was [[business]]man in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a confidante of [[Democratic Party|a] [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. His family is the owner of Farmers Seafood which began operations in 1918.
In the middle 1980s, Mijales and Edwards were co-defendants when the then governor was charged with using his influence to gain state approval for certain nursing home and hospital projects. After a mistrial, all the defendants were acquitted in a second trial in 1986. In 1995, however, Mijalis served twenty months in federal prison for various financial crimes.<ref name=gmij>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/02/28/gus-mijalis-businessman-and-friend-edwin-edwards-dies-83/383396002/|title=Gus Mijales, businessman and friend of Edwin Edwards, dies at 83|author=Sarah Crawford and Nick Wooten|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 1, 2018}}</ref>
'Mijales' nephew, Sammy Mijales, the president of Farmers Seafood, said that his uncle was always willing to help those in need: "He never met a stranger. He would go out of his way to take care of anybody even if he did not know that person. ... He had a gentle heart, a heart as big as gold."<ref name=gmij/>
Mijales' funeral will be held on March 6 at St. George Orthodox Church on Creswell Avenue in Shreveport.<ref name=gmij/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
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[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Criminals]]
[[Category:Christians]]
In the middle 1980s, Mijales and Edwards were co-defendants when the then governor was charged with using his influence to gain state approval for certain nursing home and hospital projects. After a mistrial, all the defendants were acquitted in a second trial in 1986. In 1995, however, Mijalis served twenty months in federal prison for various financial crimes.<ref name=gmij>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/02/28/gus-mijalis-businessman-and-friend-edwin-edwards-dies-83/383396002/|title=Gus Mijales, businessman and friend of Edwin Edwards, dies at 83|author=Sarah Crawford and Nick Wooten|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 1, 2018}}</ref>
'Mijales' nephew, Sammy Mijales, the president of Farmers Seafood, said that his uncle was always willing to help those in need: "He never met a stranger. He would go out of his way to take care of anybody even if he did not know that person. ... He had a gentle heart, a heart as big as gold."<ref name=gmij/>
Mijales' funeral will be held on March 6 at St. George Orthodox Church on Creswell Avenue in Shreveport.<ref name=gmij/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mijales, Gus}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Criminals]]
[[Category:Christians]]