Sept 4, 2014: NOLA: Edwin Edwards' campaign focuses on Baton Rouge traffic; Lenar Whitney gets Tea Party endorsement
A couple of developments Wednesday in the crowded race for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District: Democratic candidate and former Gov. Edwin Edwards is making Baton Rouge's traffic problems a major talking point for his campaign, while Republican candidate and state Rep. Lenar Whitney received the endorsement of the Tea Party of Louisiana.

Apr 16, 2014: Huffington Post: Edwin Edwards, Ex-Con Former Governor, Raises $33,000 For Congressional Bid
Former Louisiana Governor, Edwin Edwards, a convicted felon now running for the U.S. Congress, has raised nearly $33,000 in donations since launching his campaign last month, according to a contribution report.

Mar 26, 2014: Nola.com: Edwin Edwards jabs Bobby Jindal, pokes fun at himself, during Loyola roundtable
Edwin Edwards has a reputation as a charmer, and he didn't disappoint during a political roundtable held Wednesday night at Loyola University.

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Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) served as the 50th Governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988 and 1992–1996), twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of sixteen years in office. He has the sixth longest serving gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,784 days. A colorful, powerful and legendary figure in Louisiana politics, Edwards, a Democrat, was long dogged by charges of corruption. In 2001, he was found guilty of racketeering charges and sentenced to ten years in Federal prison. Edwards began serving his sentence in October 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas, and was later transferred to the federal facility in Oakdale, Louisiana. Edwards was released from federal prison in January 2011, after serving eight years. He entered into home confinement at his daughter's Denham Springs, Louisiana home through the supervision of a halfway house, on January 13, 2011. Following that, Edwards was placed on parole. In February 2013, Edwards was granted early release from parole. His wife Trina made the announcement on her Facebook page.

On March 17, 2014, the 86-year-old Edwards, also a recent father, announced that he will run in the November 4 primary election for Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat, which the three-term Republican Bill Cassidy is vacating to challenge Mary Landrieu's bid for a fourth term in the United States Senate. Edwards was first elected to the U.S. House in a special election in 1965 from Louisiana's 7th congressional district, since disbanded because of steady population losses in the state. By May 1972, he was no longer a congressman but had taken his oath of office to the first of his four nonconsecutive terms as governor.