Edmund M. Reggie is a former city judge from Crowley, Louisiana, where he was born of Lebanese immigrant parents. He graduated from Tulane Law School in 1949. Edmund Reggie was known to be perhaps the most brilliant political mind in the state, and although he declined to run for higher public office, he was very active in the campaigns and administrations of several governors.
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Edmund Reggie inducted into Political Hall of Fame, 2004.
In 2004, Judge Edmund Reggie was among those inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum in Winnfield, Louisiana’s Political Hall of Fame.
On January 28 of that year, Senator Edward M. Kennedy paid a visit to the museum in honor of his father in law, Reggie.
“Usually, I’m either drawn here by Cajun cooking or by family,” said Kennedy. “Tonight, it’s family. My father-in-law has accomplished many great things for this state, and as you know, there are about as many Reggies here as there are Kennedys up north.”
Sketch of Edmund Reggie from the Louisiana Political Museum
Edmund Reggie Receives Hero’s Welcome in the Middle East, 1961
In 1960 Edmund Reggie helped lead John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in Louisiana. After his inauguration, President Kennedy sent Reggie on a 1961 State Department diplomatic mission to the Middle East. In Lebanon, Reggie received a hero’s welcome in his family’s ancestral home of Ihden. This photo is among the most treasured by the Reggie Family.
Edmund Reggie carried into Zgharta Lebanon, 1961. Zgharta and Ihden are two neighboring towns with common heritage that are often regarded together as one place. The Maronite Christian faith is influential in this region.
Video: Edmund Reggie Family Christmas Portraits
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It is a long held family tradition for the Reggie family to gather at Christmas and pose for a family photo. Here they are over the years.
Archbishop Philip Hannan 1913-2011
Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan was a dear friend of Edmund Reggie. He delivered eulogies for President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Archbishop Hannan shown here with Ted Kennedy, Edmund Reggie, and Gus Weill
Edmund Reggie Family with Robert Kennedy
Edmund Reggie Family with Robert Kennedy in the office of the United States Attorney General, 1964
JFK Visits Crowley Rice Festival, 1959
In October 1959, aspiring presidential candidate Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie were guests at the International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana. They were hosted by Judge and Mrs Edmund M. Reggie.
John F. Kennedy addresses crowd at 1959 Rice Festival.
On Saturday, May 31, 2008, a marker was placed in Crowley Louisiana on the spot where Kennedy addressed a crowd of 135,000.
An extensive gallery of photos can be seen on the Reggie Family Archives.
