Former Gov. Edwin Edwards to speak at Northwestern State

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards will be a guest lecturer at Northwestern State University on Monday.

Edwards will speak to a business administration special topics course taught by Theodore Jones, the Charles D. Ragus Endowed Chair at Northwestern State.

The lecture begins at 5 p.m. in the David Morgan Auditorium of Russell Hall. It’s open to the public.

Edwards is Louisiana’s only four term governor. He served from 1972-1980, 1984-1988 and 1992-1996. Prior to that, Edwards served in Congress, representing Louisiana’s Seventh Congressional District from 1965 to 1972.