Ex-Governor Falls Ill at His Trial

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards was taken from his federal corruption trial in Baton Rouge, La., to a hospital for tests, the second day of jury selection. Edwards, 72, who has the flu, was leaning on his wife, Candy, and his co-defendant, Andrew Martin, as he left the courthouse. He said he felt nauseated. He was taken to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, and Mary Jane Marcantel, a member of the defense team, said doctors were running tests. Twelve jurors and four alternates ultimately will be selected in the case accusing Edwards and six others of various roles in a scheme allegedly headed by Edwards to profit from the process by which riverboat casino licenses were issued in Louisiana.