And while who’s running for governor in 2023 has made the headlines of late, Governor John Bel Edwards said there are a few things he wants to accomplish in the final year of his second term. For example, continued strides with education.
“Because I believe if we will continue to invest in early childhood education robustly as we are now, that within a generation we will transform our state and achieve those education outcomes that have eluded us for far too long,” said Edwards.
The next legislative session, and Edwards’ final session, will be a fiscal one and he’s hoping lawmakers remain focused on what’s best for the state and not their own agenda considering it’s an election year.
“I’m hopeful that we won’t have individuals filing bills, not necessarily because they think they’re good ideas and should pass but because they’re more interested in creating something they can talk about in their election,” said Edwards.
And Edwards said there have been great strides in making passenger rail service from New Orleans to Baton Rouge a reality in the near future and even more projects are in the works.
“By the way, we’re also looking at passenger rail along the I-20 corridor that would connect Dallas and Meridian, Mississippi, and then on over to Atlanta after that and the folks in North Louisiana are very excited about that,” said Edwards.
And the state’s 56th governor believes a continued focus on clean energy will only attract more industry and individuals to the state.
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