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• Gov. Edwards delivers farewell address Wednesday evening

  January 3, 2024 4:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards delivered his farewell address Wednesday evening in Amite as Governor-Elect Jeff Landry will be inaugurated in the coming week. The Governor's speech Wednesday celebrated the changes he's made during his eight years in office. Edwards said the state is in a... more »

• Entergy addresses woman's electricity bill woes after 2 On Your Side report Play Video

  March 23, 2018 6:43 PM

  UPDATE: Entergy tells 2 On Your Side’s Brittany Weiss that there has been a resolution for Sybil Jordan. It thanks WBRZ for bringing her matter to Entergy’s attention. Jordan tells 2 On Your Side’s Brittany Weiss that Entergy called to apologize and took off the $2,200 charge transferred to... more »

• Governor Edwards to deliver keynote address at LSU graduation ceremony in May

  April 18, 2017 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards will deliver the keynote address at LSU's commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12, the university announced Tuesday. "We are pleased to welcome Gov. Edwards to campus to speak to our May graduates," LSU President F. King Alexander said. "Gov. Edwards has a long... more »

• Edwards reflects on his first year as governor

  January 11, 2017 5:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor John Bel Edwards gave his remarks on his first year in office Wednesday. A full transcript of the governor's remarks can be found below: Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here. A year ago today, I took the oath of office with... more »

• Congressman Cedric Richmond to deliver SU Commencement address

  April 28, 2016 12:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE- United States Congressman Cedric Richmond will deliver the commencement address for the Southern University Baton Rouge 2016 Spring Commencement. Congressman Richmond represents Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He currently serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security where he works to ensure New... more »

• Gov. John Bel Edwards addresses lawmakers Monday

  March 14, 2016 12:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards said he wants more from lawmakers as they began work Monday. The regular legislative session began around lunchtime, just a few days after a special session on the budget ended. The regular session will run until June 6. The governor said not... more »

• Governor-elect Bel-Edwards addresses Southern University graduates

  December 11, 2015 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Nearly 500 graduates at Southern University got their diplomas Friday morning. It was a major milestone in the lives of the students. But some said along with graduating they were also excited to listen to the commencement speaker for their class. "I was just really proud that... more »