Billy Broadhurst, adviser to Edwin Edwards, dies Mon, 05/22/2017 - 3:59pm Billy Broadhurst, an adviser to Edwin Edwards and countless other elected officials across the state, has died, according to several ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about Billy Broadhurst, adviser to Edwin Edwards, dies