State of The State: The Pandemic

Aug 12, 2020

Governor John Bel Edwads

Gov John Bel Edwards assumed office on January 11, 2016. His current term ends on January 8, 2024.

Edwards was re-elected Gov after winning the general election on November 16, 2019.

He was first elected to the office in 2015, succeeding term-limited Gov. Bobby Jindal (R).

Before he was elected as governor, Edwards represented District 72 in the state House for eight years, serving as minority leader for the final four years. He worked as an attorney in private practice before seeking elected office.

Edwards is a graduate of West Point, and served eight years in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain in The vaunted 82nd Airborn Division.

He earned his Jurist Doctorate degree at Louisiana State University.

He is currently hard at work guiding the a State through one of the worst pandemics in modern world history.

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