She is 51 years younger than her Edwards, Trina says it wasn’t love at first sight, but very much closer than that. Trina Grimes was married to Edwin Edwards on the 29th of July 2011 at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans. Rest easy, Easy E.” While another user tweeted “RIP Edwin Edwards, the man whose 1991 campaign against David Duke for Governor of Louisiana brought us one of the most iconic campaign slogans of all time.’ Blatantly, shockingly corrupt, but in a fun way that still makes a good story at parties. It’s forever fascinated me that even most of those who opposed him still liked him. #lagov.” One user wrote “I was too young to ever really experience Edwin Edwards in anything but stories. At just 17, he joined the Navy during World War II, beginning a lifetime of service to his state and country. John Bel Edwards tweeted “Few people have made such an indelible mark on our state as Governor Edwin Edwards. I love Louisiana and I always will.” Earlier in the week, the former governor also said, “I’ve made no bones that I have considered myself on borrowed time for 20 years and we each know that all this fun has to end at some point.”Īfter the death news of Edwin Edwards, many social media user and his friends took to Twitter and paid tribute to the politician. I tried to help as many people as I could and I hope I did that, and I hope, if I did, that they will help others, too. According to Honeycutt’s statement, Edwards said in some of his last words “I have lived a good life, had better breaks than most, had some bad breaks, too, but that’s all part of it. Family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said Edwards had suffered ill health in recent years and entered hospice care this month at his home in Gonzales, near the Louisiana capital. Edwards died due to respiratory problems he was surrounded by his family and friends during his demise. Representative for Louisiana’s 7th congressional district has died at the age of 93 on Monday 12 July 2021. Follow him on Twitter article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Gov.Trina Grimes aka Trina Grimes Scott is the wife of Edwin Edwards who was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served from 1965 to 1972 as the U.S. Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Trina told Engster her late husband 'was so compassionate and kind all the time. “I've been around the world six times and in every state and there's not a better place in America and the world than Louisiana.” “I’ve had a great life,” Edwards said in an interview with USA Today Network on his 90th birthday in 2017. Francis Thompson of Delhi during the current term.Įdwards served a record four terms as Louisiana as well a stint in federal prison for corruption. His 48 years of service was a record that was surpassed by his long-time friend Democratic Rep.

John Bel Edwards' first term.Īlario retired from the Legislature in 2020. He remained a Republican while serving a second term as Senate president during Democratic Gov. Bobby Jindal's choice as Senate president. “But John keeps up pretty well.”Īlario, a political chameleon from Westwego who served as a Democrat when he was Edwards' choice twice for speaker of the House before switching to the Republican Party to serve as GOP Gov. “Edwin is a hard act to follow,” Trina told Engster. Alario's first wife Ree died 16 years ago. She is younger than all four of Alario's children, but Alario noted his seven grandchildren are all younger than Trina. Trina Edwards and Alario were engaged on Aug.

“Obviously, I have a type,” Trina told Engster, the host of a popular talk radio show in Baton Rouge, when she first went public about her relationship with Alario last month. He was 51 years older than Trina when the couple married in 2011.

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