On Jan. 11, 2016, the same day he was sworn into office, John Bel Edwards received his first briefing as governor about a weather-related disaster headed for Louisiana. A series of northern storms ...

Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has pardoned 56 inmates between October and December of this year, including 40 individuals incarcerated for murder.

Louisiana’s outgoing Democratic governor pardoned 40 convicted murderers since October including one of whom had been on death row and another who fatally stabbed a woman 39 times. Gov. John Bel ...

John Bel Edwards, the only Democrat governor in the South, will leave office on January 8, after serving the maximum of two four-year terms. The 57-year-old lawyer has made reducing Louisiana's ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards has endorsed his former transportation secretary Shawn Wilson in the Louisiana governor's race, likely clearing the Democratic field for Wilson in a campaign crowded with ...

John Bel Edwards and his wife Donna sit with Bobby Jindal as Edwards prepares to be sworn in as Governor of Louisiana on the steps of the state capital in Baton Rouge, Monday, January 11, 2016.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards during a visit with public officials in southeast Louisiana as he assess tornado damage near Gretna on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has his farewell address in his hometown of Amite City on Wednesday night. The speech signals the end of his two terms in office as Louisiana's 56 governor.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced what he will do once he leaves office on Jan. 8, 2024.An accomplished attorney, Edwards will work with Fishman Haygood’s business and litigation teams.

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday endorsed Shawn Wilson's campaign for Louisiana governor, saying the longtime transportation official will bridge partisan divides and has the government know-how ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will take on a new role at a Louisiana law firm when he leaves the governor's office. Fishman Haygood, L.L.P. announced that Edwards ...

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards during a visit with public officials in southeast Louisiana as he assess tornado damage near Gretna on Thursday, December 15, 2022.