Louisiana Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards To Issue Order Protecting LGBT State

However, that will change under Democratic Governor-elect John Bel Edwards, who succeeds Bobby Jindal as Governor in January.

A spokesperson for John Bel Edwards” campaign team confirmed to Gay Star Business that this was the case: “John Bel Edwards said for months that he would reissue the executive order that already existed under Gov. Blanco but expired under Jindal.

“You’re not going to see me hanging out on the far left, but we are going to do the things that I said we’re going to do”, Edwards said. Edwards pulled in 55 percent of the vote on November 21.

Additional details about the meeting were not released.

“It is not reasonable to send our tax dollars to Washington so the working poor in other states get health care coverage while ours do not”, he said. “One of the things that’s been important to me is the scholarship program, it’s something we worked hard on”.

“I have never signed such a pledge”.

CABL and Edwards have clashed in the past over education issues, like charter school legislation and the Common Core education standards.

CABL director Barry Erwin said that disagreements with Edwards have always remained cordial, and he was glad that Edwards agreed to speak to the group.

Raising the minimum wage – a policy that business groups have historically opposed – is also an issue Edwards said he would tackle.

“I am not going to back away from any of that”, he said.

Edwards said he expects to begin making hiring announcements for his administration by the end of next week.

Darren Olagues, president, Cleco Power; Desiree Honore Thomas, undersecretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; state Sen.

On Wednesday, Edwards announced a 34-person Fiscal Matters Committee charged with proposing ways to close the budget gap.

Campbell, D-Elm Grove, will be joined by Sharon Robinson, former inspector general and assistant legislative auditor, as a co-chair.