Gov. John Bel Edwards Archives

How Can New Orleans Residents Prepare for the Saltwater Intrusion?

September 26, 2023

Near record-low water levels on the Mississippi River have New Orleans officials rushing to deal with a salwater wedge making its way up from the Gulf of Mexico. On Monday, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards requested a federal emergency declaration for Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and Orleans Parishes in an attempt to procure federal help before the saltwater reaches treatment plants serving tens of thousands of residents.

Louisiana Establishes First Statewide Chief Resilience Officer

July 11, 2023

On Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation creating Louisiana's first statewide Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). This position will focus on coordinating across all state agencies to develop and advocate for resilience policy responses to environmental hazards.

Louisiana Could Spend Up To $415,000 Defending Plan to House Youth at Angola in Court

December 26, 2022

Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to house incarcerated teens at one of the largest maximum-security adult prisons in the country has already cost the state $550,000. Now, the state stands to pay up to an additional $415,000 defending that plan in court.

Gov. Edwards Urges Residents to Prepare for Arctic Blast

December 21, 2022

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to plummet below freezing in the New Orleans area, accompanied by blustery winds that could gust as high as 50 mph.

New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board “Heartbroken” By Court Ruling Allowing Youth Incarceration at Angola

September 27, 2022

The New Orleans Youth Planning Board issued a statement denouncing a federal court ruling allowing Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to house currently incarcerated youth at Angola - one of the largest maximum security prisons in the country - to move forward.

White House to Pilot Mobile Monkeypox Testing at Southern Decadence Festival

August 30, 2022

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an additional 6,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine up to and during Southern Decadence in New Orleans and will be piloting a mobile testing center as well as offering TPOXX treatment to those who need it.

Gov. Edwards Announces Some Bridge City Center For Youth Inmates to be Moved to Angola

July 20, 2022

On Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a plan to improve security and conditions at the Bridge City detention center: some of what Bill Sommers, deputy secretary of the Office of Juvenile Justice called "the most troubled youth" currently housed at the Bridge City Center For Youth will be moved to a "secure, independent housing unit" at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish.

Gov. Edwards Denies AP Report Showing He Knew Circumstances of Greene’s Death

February 3, 2022

According to the AP report, Gov. Edwards was notified of the violent circumstances of Ronald Greene's death within hours of his May 2019 arrest, stating that they obtained text messages showing this through a public records request.

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