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Edwards withdrew from a gubernatorial runoff in 1987, and the leading candidate that year, [[Buddy Roemer]] of Bossier City, became governor without a majority of the vote. In 1991, Edwards won his fourth term by defeating then State Representative [[David Duke]], then of Jefferson Parish, a former member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] who ran as a Republican but without state party backing. Duke had edged Roemer out of contention in the 1991 primary election.  

Edwards withdrew from a gubernatorial runoff in 1987, and the leading candidate that year, [[Buddy Roemer]] of Bossier City, became governor without a majority of the vote. In 1991, Edwards won his fourth term by defeating then State Representative [[David Duke]], then of Jefferson Parish, a former member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] who ran as a Republican but without state party backing. Duke had edged Roemer out of contention in the 1991 primary election.  

Prior to being governor, Edwards had been a member of the Crowley City Council, the Louisiana State Senate, and the United States House of Representative, in which he served from 1965 to 1972.

Prior to being governor, Edwards had been a member of the city council in Crowley in Acadia Parish in south Louisiana. He then served briefly in the Louisiana State Senate until he won a [[special election]] in 1965 for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]], in which he served until his initial inauguration as governor.

Edwards, a native of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, served time in federal prisonafter his tenure as governor ended. Known for his arrogant, flamboyant persona, Edwards was released in 2011. He is now married to his third wife.

A native of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana, Edwards served time in federal prisona fter his tenure as governor ended. Known for his arrogant, flamboyant persona, Edwards was released in 2011. He is now married to his third wife.

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