A pardon for former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is among those that will be considered by President George W. Bush before he leaves office.

The president will decide on more than 2,300 applications for a pardon or commutation of sentence -- a record number.

Edwards, 81, has served six years of his 10-year sentence for corruption involving the licensing of riverboat casinos. He is not eligible for early release until 2011, unless the president commutes his sentence.

Among those who have appealed to the White House on Edwards' behalf are former U.S. Sens. John Breaux and J. Bennett Johnston, and Edwards' one-time political rival, Republican former governor Dave Treen.

Treen said former President George H.W. Bush wrote his son asking him to commute Edwards' sentence so he can get out of prison early. President George W. Bush has so far granted the lowest number of pardons and commutations of any president since World War II.

Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown has also asked for a pardon. Brown has completed his sentence for lying to the FBI. A presidential pardon would restore his right to vote.