THIS IS WDSU NEWS AT TEN. WELL, AFTER TWO FULL TERMS IN THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION, GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS MOOD WAS NOSTALGIC TONIGHT AS HE DELIVERED HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS IN HIS HOMETOWN PARISH OF ...

The outgoing governor of Louisiana has pardoned 56 inmates since October of this year, including dozens of convicted murderers. With a staggering 1,094 people per 100,000 in some form of incarceration ...

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 anger” sheriff father and his passionate, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Soon-to-be former Gov. 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, an ...

Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to exempt a slew of his office’s records from public view has drawn criticism from a broad range of voices, from journalists seeking to report on the state’s affairs to engaged ...

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. In his new ...

AMITE, La. (WAFB) - It was an eventful Wednesday night in Amite as John Bel Edwards spoke before friends and supporters reflecting on the last 8 years as governor. Before listing off his ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After much speculation, John Bel Edwards — a Democrat who defied near-universal predictions by being elected governor twice in the reliably red state of Louisiana — announced ...

Three decades ago, then-Gov. Edwin Edwards hosted regular high-stakes poker games with men seeking coveted state licenses to operate riverboat casino boats. The revelation about the games added to ...