The Governor’s Wife

A&E raised more than a few eyebrows when they announced they would be airing a reality series titled The Governor’s Wife based on the lives of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and his wife Trina Edwards, who is more than 50 years younger than the 85-year-old Edwards. But it wasn’t just the couple’s age difference, or the fact that they just recently had a child together, that had folks talking about the show, it was the fact that the couple met while Edwards was serving a ten-year prison sentence! So, what was Governor Edwin Edwards arrested for? Keep reading to find out the answer to that question and get a brief history of Edwards’ scandalous past while serving an unprecedented four terms as Louisiana Governor from 1972 to 1996.