John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has served as governor of Louisiana since 2016, after defeating Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter in the second round of the 2015 election for governor. He was ...

John Bel Edwards is the fifth generation to live in Amite. His great-grandfather was the sheriff of Tangipahoa Parish, starting in 1898. And that tradition continued with Edwards' grandfather, ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards said he is confident his brother Daniel Edwards hasn't done anything wrong. The FBI raided the office of Daniel Edwards, who is the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff, on Dec. 15 ...

And for first time, John Bel Edwards called actions of troopers involved in Greene's 2019 arrest racist. Edwards denied political motivations for his actions at the time. Feb 2, 2022 ...

John Bel Edwards will be sworn in Monday (Jan. 11) as the 56th governor of Louisiana, molded in no small degree by the lessons he learned from his “slow to ...

"John Bel Edwards is not a one-off, but he's a very unique Democrat," DuBos said. "He has a military background with West Point and his Army Ranger career, he's pro-gun 100%, ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards had to check off three boxes to win re-election Saturday over businessman Eddie Rispone, after narrowly falling short in the primary. He needed to turn out dramatically more ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards has spent his waning months in office doling out mercy at a pace unseen in decades from a Louisiana governor.. Edwards has commuted the sentences of 70 prisoners since August ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards was called the “accidental governor” when he was first elected to lead Louisiana four years ago. After winning again, no one is calling him an accident now.

Edwards also vetoed House Bill 504 by Rep. Alan Seabaugh, R-Shreveport, that would have repealed a bill sponsored by then-Rep. John Bel Edwards in 2013 that requires state employees who earn at ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards updates the status of the state in regard to Hurricane Delta recovery efforts and COVID-19 Thursday Oct. 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.

Gov. John Bel Edwards marked the end of the regular session's second week touching on a variety of hot-button issues — from armed teachers to abortion. "Louisiana has a tremendous amount of ...