re: Y'all got any Edwin Edwards stories

Another that is not very flattering. Not my story but from someone with DIRECT knowledge. Chemical company builds a new plant in Louisiana. They go out for bids for grading and paving the parking lot. Edwards cronies put in the high bid and mention their connection. The company went with a lower bid. From that point forward they got hassled at every possible level by the state for their permitting. They had planned to build a second duplicate plant. Instead they built it in Oklahoma to avoid Edward's graft. Edwards has a lot to do with Louisiana being way behind Texas economically. The companies stopped putting up with his bullshite and went elsewhere.