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'''Gus S. Mijales''' (July 11, 1934 &ndash February 27, 2018) was [[business]]man in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a confidante of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. His family is the owner of Farmers Seafood Company, which began operations in 1918.

'''Gus S. Mijales''' (July 11, 1934 &ndash February 27, 2018) was [[business]]man in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was a confidante of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. His family is the owner of Farmers Seafood Company, 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> Edwards also later served time in federal prison for seventeen convictions, including [[money laundering]], racketeering, [[extortion]], [[mail fraud]], and wire fraud, stemming from a case involving the location of a prison in LaSalle Parish in north .

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> Edwards also later served time in federal prison for seventeen convictions, including [[money laundering]], racketeering, [[extortion]], [[mail fraud]], and wire fraud, stemming from a case involving the location of a prison in LaSalle Parish in north Louisiana.

Mijales was one of three children of Sam Alex and Evangeline Mijales. His nephew, Sammy Mijales, son of Mijalis' older brother, diversified Shreveport businessman Alexander Sam Mijalis (1926-2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=156010287|title=Alexander Mijales obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport  

Mijales was one of three sons of Sam Alex and Evangeline Mijalis; there was also a daughter, Alice Mijales Stravolemos. His nephew, Sammy Mijales, son of Mijalis' brother, diversified Shreveport businessman Alexander Sam Mijalis (1926-2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=156010287|title=Alexander Mijales obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport  

Times''|date=2012|accessdate=March 1 2018}}</ref> is the current president of Farmers Seafood. He described his uncle as "willing to help others. 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/>

Times''|date=2012|accessdate=March 1 2018}}</ref> is the current president of Farmers Seafood. He described his uncle as "willing to help others. 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/>