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In this February 8, 1969 file photo, President Richard Nixon greets Victoria Edwards, queen of a Louisiana Mardi Gras to be held in Washington. She is introduced by her father, Rep. Edwin W. Edwards, D-La. Louisiana's four-term former governor Edwards is having an ostentatious 90th birthday bash, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, with a $250-per-person price tag to attend. The powerful and charismatic Edwards was the dominant figure in Louisiana politics for decades before he went to federal prison for a corruption conviction. Out of prison for six years, he's got a wife five decades his junior, a 4-year-old son and continued popularity in his home state. (Photo by AP Photo)
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