Former Gov. Edwards Returns to Capitol

Edwin Edwards Attends Reunion Of La. Senators

BATON ROUGE — Former members of the Louisiana House and Senate returned to the State Capitol Wednesday afternoon for the annual Legislators’ Reunion.

Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, who was elected to State Senate in 1965, was the oldest attendee in point of service.   The former governor addressed the Senate briefly.

Other well-known officials in attendance included Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, a former senator; retired Judge Jim Dimos, former speaker of the House; former Congressman Charles Melancon, a former representative; District Attorney Charles Riddle of Avoyelles, a former representative;  and Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, a former representative.  For the event, old rivalries and disputes were set aside, and the former legislitors reminisced about old times.