La. guv gives last year-end address

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards delivered his final end-of-the-year address on Dec. 18 highlighting accomplishments of the office over the past eight years; and his vague plans for the future. 

Edwards, first elected in 2015, is the lone Democrat governor in the Deep South.

This week's address was the second-to-last public event for the governor. His final public event will be his farewell address in his hometown of Amite on Jan. 3. (The AP 12/18/23) Edwards Gives Final End-of-Year Address - Biz New Orleans