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On March 3, 2020, Edmonston struck a vehicle that had been stopped for a red light on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Police arrested her for driving while intoxicated. Edmonston failed standardized field sobriety tests, and a breathalyzer placed her blood alcohol content at .143, far beyond the legal limit of .08.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-representative-arrested-after-alleged-drunk-driving-crash|title=State representative arrested after alleged drunk driving crash|publisher=WBRZ.com|date=March 4, 2020|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref> Edmonston apologized for the incident, which she termed "a wake-up call." She added that she had been humiliated by the airing of the first-offense DWI arrest in public but said the matter will prompt her to address her problem with "social drinking."<ref>{{cite web|url=
On March 3, 2020, Edmonston struck a vehicle that had been stopped for a red light on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Police arrested her for driving while intoxicated. Edmonston failed standardized field sobriety tests, and a breathalyzer placed her blood alcohol content at .143, far beyond the legal limit of .08.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-representative-arrested-after-alleged-drunk-driving-crash|title=State representative arrested after alleged drunk driving crash|publisher=WBRZ.com|date=March 4, 2020|accessdate=March 5, 2020}}</ref> Edmonston apologized for the incident, which she termed "a wake-up call." She added that she had been humiliated by the airing of the first-offense DWI arrest in public but said the matter will prompt her to address her problem with "social drinking."<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/ascension/article_d07014fc-5f35-11ea-aa38-373f936677ed.html|title=After DWI arrest, recently elected state rep apologizes; calls it 'a wake-up call'|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=David J. Mitchell|date=March 5, 2020|accessdate=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/ascension/article_d07014fc-5f35-11ea-aa38-373f936677ed.html|title=After DWI arrest, recently elected state rep apologizes; calls it 'a wake-up call'|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=David J. Mitchell|date=March 5, 2020|accessdate=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
Edmonston sought reelection in the legislative primary held on October 14, 2023. She faced two fellow Republicans in the race, Willie Robinson and Donald "Don" Schexnaydre.
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