Former Louisiana Gov. Murphy J. “Mike” Foster Jr., a folksy millionaire businessman who pushed major changes in education policy and lawsuit rules through an increasingly conservative state Legislature in the 1990s, has died at 90.
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 1995, file photo, the Rev. Ned Head, of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, congratulates Louisiana Governor-elect Mike Foster and his wife, Alice, on his election victory, in Lafayette, La. Former Louisiana Gov. Murphy J. “Mike” Foster Jr., a folksy millionaire businessman who pushed major changes in education policy and lawsuit rules through an increasingly conservative state Legislature in the 1990s, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. He was 90.
“Our family and I are saddened to announce that after 90 remarkable years my dear husband has passed. Our family will miss him dearly.” his wife, Alice Foster, said in a statement.Foster had entered hospice care recently, with Golsby saying he had a variety of age-related illnesses. Family members will announce funeral details later.
Their styles could not have been more different. Edwards, silver haired, silver tongued and always nattily attired had been elected governor four times despite a penchant for scandal that eventually led to his imprisonment on federal corruption charges. Foster and 15 others were on that 1995 ballot to succeed Edwards. Former Gov. Buddy Roemer, a Republican, was an early favorite and there were other heavyweights including then-state Treasurer Mary Landrieu and then-Congressman Cleo Fields, both Democrats.
His tenure was largely scandal-free. However, he became the first sitting governor fined by the state ethics board — $20,000 for failing to disclose his 1995 campaign purchase of mailing lists from Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
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