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Final parade: Ex-Gov. Edwards carried to funeral site

A horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards under a giant American flag on North 4th Street in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Edwin Edwards' wife Trina and son Eli, 7, center, watch as the flag-draped casket of the former Louisiana Gov. is taken from the Louisiana State Capitol to a waiting horse-drawn carriage by members of the Louisiana State Police in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) A horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) The flag-draped casket of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is carried up the steps of the Old State Capitol building following a processional through the streets of Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. The processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade as well as the Southern University Marching Band and ended at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Members of law enforcement from all over the state line the route as a horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol and down North Blvd. in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) A horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Members of law enforcement from all over the state line the route as a horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol and down North 4th Street in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Edwin Edwards' wife Trina and son Eli, 7, watch as the horse-drawn carriage carrying the former Louisiana Governor arrives at the Old State Capitol building following a processional through the streets of Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. The processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade as well as the Southern University Marching Band and ended at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) People pay their respects as a horse-drawn carriage carries former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards away from the Louisiana State Capitol and down North 4th Street in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. A processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade and the Southern University Marching Band was held though the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, ending at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Edwin Edwards' wife Trina and son Eli, 7, watch as the flag-draped casket of the former Louisiana Governor arrives at the Old State Capitol building following a processional through the streets of Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 18, 2021. The processional featuring a law enforcement motorcade as well as the Southern University Marching Band and ended at the Old State Capital building where a private funeral service was held. The colorful and controversial four-term governor died of a respiratory illness on Monday, July 12th at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker)