John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

August 16, 2019 at 8:52 PM

Raising the wage

  Friends,  It's been a decade since Louisiana last raised its minimum wage. Everything from the price of groceries to school supplies and housing has gone up – all while the wages of thousands of hardworking folks have remained stagnant. The vast majority of Louisianans know we need t…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 9:50 PM

150 responses to hit our goal

Friends, Louisiana's economy is continuing to surge: In the first quarter of this year, our state's gross domestic product grew at a faster rate than the nation as a whole. This is on top of several consecutive quarters of GDP growth, which has helped make Louisiana one of the fastes…

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  Gov. Edwards · [email protected]

August 12, 2019 at 10:50 PM

It's crunch time

  Friends,  We are exactly two months away from Election Day, and right now the polls are showing it's going to be a close race. That means we need to build up major resources for the final push – or else we risk losing all the progress we've made for Louisiana. My campaign has set a g…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

August 9, 2019 at 12:18 AM

New data from Tulane University

  Expanding Medicaid remains one of my proudest decisions as governor. Securing health coverage for almost 500,000 hardworking Louisianans was the right thing to do, and the early results speak for themselves.  A recent study by Tulane University found that, of those who gained coverag…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

August 6, 2019 at 7:05 PM

Today I officially filed for reelection

Friends, Today marks the beginning of the final stretch of this election. I just submitted my paperwork to officially qualify for the October 12 election for governor. This is it. From here on out, we need to do everything we can to win this election – because in these final two m…

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  Gov. John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 7:51 PM

the pay gap

In Louisiana, for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes only $0.70 – the worst gender wage gap in the country.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 31, 2019 at 10:15 PM

We're still short for the month

  Friends, on Monday, my campaign set a goal of raising $15,000 before the end of the month. With just hours to go, I'm afraid to say that we're still $2,800 short. I'll admit that fundraising is not my favorite part of my job. However, campaigns need resources. Hitting our goals dow…

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  Governor John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 30, 2019 at 10:04 PM

I need your help to make up for lost time

  Friends,  As you may know, this campaign was unable to raise money for most of April, May and June because of a law prohibiting state officials from accepting contributions while the legislature is in session.My opponents, however, were under no such restrictions: They spent that who…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 29, 2019 at 4:15 PM

our story

I gave it everything I had last time around, and I plan to do the same this time around‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 26, 2019 at 9:53 PM

Our accomplishments

But we're not done yet ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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July 25, 2019 at 4:08 PM

Your input on health care policy

  Friends,  A lawsuit that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and take health care away from thousands of Louisianans has made it further through our court system than many thought possible – with the full support of Louisiana's attorney general, Jeff Landry.There are 800,000 Louisianan…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 19, 2019 at 9:50 PM

Louisiana's schools

I’m proud to report that we’ve achieved one of my biggest goals as governor‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 16, 2019 at 10:05 PM

Make no mistake: my opponents will dismantle our progress

Here's what you can do to stop it from happening:‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Gov. Edwards · [email protected]

July 9, 2019 at 9:27 PM

reaching out

  Friends – Earlier this week, my campaign set a goal of recruiting 1,000 new Founding Members by midnight tonight. As of this afternoon, we're still about 191 donations short.  I can't emphasize enough how crucial a core network of Founding Members will be. My opponents are gearing up…

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  Team JBE · [email protected]

July 9, 2019 at 12:02 AM

Store is OPEN

Friends, Want to show your support for Gov. Edwards? Our online store is back OPEN, so now is the time to get your Team JBE gear.    From t-shirts to hats and yard signs to bumper stickers, we've got you covered!   Right now, head over to store.johnbelforlouisiana.com to get…

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  JBE · [email protected]

July 8, 2019 at 9:39 PM

The GOP is going on TV

  This is really urgent news friends, so I'll keep it short. Starting tomorrow, the Republican Governors Association will be on television spending thousands of dollars, all to defeat me. The RGA has zeroed in on Louisiana as a prime pickup opportunity, and they're pulling out all the sto…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 8, 2019 at 4:08 PM

an injustice I refuse to accept

In Louisiana, for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes only $0.70 – the worst gender wage gap in the country. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

July 7, 2019 at 7:08 PM

This won't be easy

I'll be honest, this campaign is not going to be easy, and we know the attacks won't stop.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  John Bel Edwards · [email protected]

June 27, 2019 at 1:04 PM

What matters to you?

Friends, Welcome to the team! I'm so happy to have you aboard as we continue to Put Louisiana First. We've reformed our criminal justice system, expanded health care for Louisiana's working poor and made critical investments in infrastructure across the state. I’ll never stop …

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