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Channel3000.com July 12, 2021 6:15 PM By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Posted: Updated: Gerald Herbert In this Aug. 23, 2011, photo, former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, 84, and his wife Trina Scott Edwards, 32, right, serve as honorary bartenders at Mollys On The Market Bar during a Press Club of New Orleans function in New Orleans. Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal a...

Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Jul 12, 2021 | 6:26 PM Former Governor Edwin Edwards was known for his quick wit and sharp tongue, roasting gubernatorial opponents during debates and on the campaign trail. In his 1983 campaign against then-Governor David Treen, he famously quipped “David Treen is so slow it takes him an hour and a half to watch 60 minutes” and he also joked “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.” �...

Poydras Home resident Martha Treen gets the Moderna vaccine from CVS pharmacist Catherine Ramzy at the home on Magazine Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Mrs. Treen was hospitalized for several months with COVID-19. Her husband, John Treen, was hospitalized in the same room and passed away from the coronavirus in April. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

good evening, im terry moran. were going to begin tonight with americas obesity epidemic and the story of a pioneering surgeon in louisiana, which has the third highest obesity rate in the country. patients there are putting their faith in a new surgery that is unquestionably radical. it involves the complete removal from the body of most of the patients stomach. the surgery has shown early promise. for some patients, it could be a lifesaver. matt gutman has our report. >> im melanie. ...