Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who died Tuesday in Baton Rouge at age 90, was a world-famous preacher, but he was also one of the bestselling gospel music artists of all time. Swaggart, a cousin of ...

Baton Rouge televangelist and gospel musician Jimmy Swaggart was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame on Monday, June 30.

Swaggart had two cousins who made it big in music: rock ’n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis & country star Mickey Gilley.

By 1984, Swaggart had overtaken Robert Schuller and Oral Roberts as America's top televangelist. The Jimmy Swaggart Telecast reached nearly 2 million viewers a week on 500 stations.

Baton Rouge televangelist and gospel musician Jimmy Swaggart was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame on Monday, June 30.