Cross to Bear

A wild ride through Louisiana's tumultuous political landscape.

They called it the Race from Hell: Edwin Edwards vs.

David Duke vs. Buddy Roemer. For Louisiana voter, it was like watching a train wreck, except they were along for the ride.

This expose provides a clever glimpse behind the scenes of the Louisiana governor's race that had the whole world watching.

The current national political phenomena of racial alienation, voter rage, sex-life inspections, and third-party challengers exploded first in Louisiana before rocking the American scene and revealing itself in explicit and colorful details.