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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.
- 1988–1996
Jan 4, 2024 · Gov. John Bel Edwards has used his farewell speech to recount his administration’s accomplishments over the last eight years, including the state’s Medicaid expansion, climbing out of a historic budget deficit, advancing criminal justice reform, increasing teacher salaries and implementing coastal r
Jul 23, 2023 · John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, has successfully vetoed bills that have glided into law elsewhere in the region. Soon, he’ll leave office.
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. His tenure, which ends Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, has been marked by successes — expanding Medicaid ...
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Nov 18, 2019 · Nov. 18, 2019. BATON ROUGE, La. — The first time that John Bel Edwards was elected to lead Louisiana, his critics derided him as the “accidental governor.”. In their view, he won in 2015 ...
FILE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the investigation into the death of Ronald Greene in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 1, 2022. Edwards delivered his final end-of-the-year address Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, highlighting some of his accomplishments in office over the past eight years and his vague plans for the future.
