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John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
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John Bel Edwards, 56th Governor of Louisiana; former...
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John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (born February 6, 1954) is an...
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Jan 6, 2024 · The chair of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is seen at the governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Edwards, currently the lone Democratic governor in the Deep South, has reached his final days in office after eight years.
John Bel Edwards: Life, Bio, Re-Election of Conservative Democrat. News. John Bel Edwards was narrowly re-elected as governor of Louisiana. He's not a typical Democrat. Kat Tenbarge....
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Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards became the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana to win re-election to a second consecutive term in 44 years since Edwin Edwards (no relation) in 1975.
Spring 2024. Visiting Fellow. John Bel Edwards served as the 56th Governor of Louisiana from 2016 until January 2024. In 2008, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, where he represented the people of Amite, Greensburg, Kentwood, and Hammond for eight years before being elected governor.
John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
On Jan. 11, 2016, John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the 56th governor of Louisiana. The governor grew up in Amite, La. as one of eight children. With four Tangipahoa Parish sheriffs in his lineage, he learned the importance of public service at an early age. Gov. Edwards graduated in 1988 from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
