The board's acting chairman said that Governor Edwards, who appoints the board, had refused to block the execution.

Mr. Duke then took more than half of the white vote in losing the runoff to Governor Edwards.

Governor Edwards urged the settlers to build forts for defense.

He strongly supported the scandal plagued Democratic Governor Edwards in the 1970s, the 1980s, and the early 1990s.

Governor Edwards issued his only veto to send the bill back to the legislature, and it was never revised.

Governor Edwards sometimes stopped at LaBorde's home when he passed through Alexandria.

Last March, Governor Edwards commuted his sentence from life to 75 years, giving him the immediate possibility of parole.

Even powerful Governor Edwards was said to fear Snyder's unpredictability.

But Governor Edwards has refused to stop executions unless given proof of innocence.

Governor Edwards agreed to the request and appointed Brian Kendrick, a department store executive.