Larry King (left) interviews former Governor Edwin Edwards (center) and Leo Honeycutt (right) on Sunday, September 8, 2013 in the LSU Union Theater.

Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards speaks on a panel Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 during the “CC73: Revisiting the 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention” in the Holiday Forum.

Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards announces he will run for U.S. representative of the Sixth Congressional District on Monday, March 17, 2014 during The Press Club of Baton Rouge luncheon at the Iberville room of The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel.

Previous governor Edwin Edwards speaks with Political Science senior Josh Turner at LSU’s Student Involvement Fair Wednesday September 3, 2014.

Edwin Edwards poses with a student at LSU’s College Democrats table during the Student Involvement Fair Wednesday September 3, 2014.

Edwin Edwards poses with a student at LSU’s College Democrats table during the Student Involvement Fair Wednesday September 3, 2014.

Former Democratic Gov. Edwin Edwards stands on the stage as an audience of supporters wait for governor-elect John Bel Edwards to take the stage on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 at The Monteleone hotel in New Orleans.