John Bel Edwards
Attorney and former Governor of LouisianaWikipedia
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Oct 17, 2026
Woody OvertonHOST
And they, they said, you know, the governor says, "Oh, I'm gonna quit the, the end of 2026, White's independent review." That's bullshit.
Woody OvertonHOST
The, John Bel Edwards was our governor, and Gerald Bordelon was the last one executed, and John Bel Edwards put it off for this reason and that reason and that reason for eight effing years.
Woody OvertonHOST
And then right before he left office, you know, when he came out and he told the truth, he said, "Well, I've been stalling those all these years, because I don't believe in the death penalty." Well, motherfucker, that's not your decision.
Woody OvertonHOST
The, it's the law of the land.
Jim EngsterHOST
So this, based on our history, this amendment four would only apply to one person in prior iterations, and that would be Edwin Edwards.
Jim EngsterHOST
But it also, according to many, would mean that John Bel Edwards or Bobby Jindal, who have served two terms and are still alive, could not run for a third term.
Jim EngsterHOST
But Kyle Green says the amendment may do exactly the opposite in some instances of what it was intended to do.
Jim EngsterHOST
And I think, uh, he's an attorney, and he knows the legal ramifications of this being passed, and that's why we're here, to try to find out exactly what we're voting for or against.
Jim EngsterHOST
Okay, well, well, okay, okay.
Jim EngsterHOST
Well, hold that thought, and we'll get to the other part of it as well.
Jim EngsterHOST
So you're saying that it would apply to future governors, but not to Jindal, not to John Bel Edwards, and I presume not to Jeff Landry.
Jim EngsterHOST
At least, uh, his first term as governor basically is a non-entity based on your interpretation.
Kristen DayGUEST
But the party did actually back him, which was good, but he's, again, not 100% with us all the time.
Kristen DayGUEST
But no, their, I think our last national figure was Governor John Bel Edwards from Louisiana, who was, who was rock solid pro-life, and, uh, we appreciated his, his leadership.
Kristen DayGUEST
And we wanted him to run for president, but maybe this next time around he'll consider it.
Kristen DayGUEST
[laughs]
Stephanie GraceGUEST
So right now a governor can serve two terms and then leave and come back, as Edwin Edwards did.
Stephanie GraceGUEST
I put this in the political category b- because it seems to be driven by a concern among some Republicans right now that there's another Edwards out there who is still in his political prime and could run again, and of course that's John Bel Edwards.
Stephanie GraceGUEST
He managed to leave office pretty popular, even though he's a Democrat in a Republican state.
Stephanie GraceGUEST
You know, the irony is that depending on if this passes and it goes to court, the change could end up applying only to future governors, not Edwards and Jindal.
Stephen ParrHOST
First of all, we changed the mayor, right? Got rid of Latoya Cantrell, of course, after she'd been indicted for corruption.
Stephen ParrHOST
But we also got rid of the governor for the state of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, to, right, Governor Jeff Landry.
Stephen ParrHOST
says the percentage of respondents in Orleans who believe the parish has become a better place to live nearly doubled, rising from 70% in 2024 to 32% in 2026.
Stephen ParrHOST
It's still not majority, but we're in the right direction.
Louis R. AvalloneHOST
I think it is because of the attorney general, Liz Murrell.
Stephen ParrHOST
Yeah.
Louis R. AvalloneHOST
And I think between the governor and the attorney general, They are willing to ensure that our laws in the state of Louisiana are enforced, that our elected officials maintain or honor their fiduciary duty to the constituents.
Stephen ParrHOST
Look, I can make some arguments that, okay, yes, it does look like Police Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick is doing a good job locally.
Jim EngsterHOST
That's true.
Mark BallardPANELIST
I mean, I've heard of, I've heard, uh, you know, Chuck Schumer do it, you know? I've, uh, I've had Governor John Bel Edwards, uh, uh, uh, scold me on stories that I've written, you know, and he's, he was, has always been very open to, uh, to questions and, and, and the media.
Mark BallardPANELIST
I mean, it happens all the time.
Jim EngsterHOST
But you hadn't, didn't have your house raided.
Gabe FirmentGUEST
And that was a tremendous fight.
Gabe FirmentGUEST
Uh, of course, Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed that bill, and, uh, we went in for the first time in history and overrode a regular session veto.
Gabe FirmentGUEST
That same kind of courage is going to be required if we're going to do something with this, with this budget crisis and this out-of-control spending.
Gabe FirmentGUEST
We've got to at s- at some point actually do something to address Soc- Social Security, Medicare and, and, uh, mandatory spending programs.
Stephen ParrHOST
but look, look in Louisiana.
Stephen ParrHOST
This was, uh, during the, the John Bel Edwards election.
Stephen ParrHOST
So John Bel Edwards was the Democrat who was elected twice to the governorship in Louisiana, and both times, the reason why John Bel Edwards won in deep red Louisiana was because there was a split amongst the, the two leading Republican candidates.
Stephen ParrHOST
There was bad blood.
Stephen ParrHOST
First it was David Vitter and what, Scott Angelle and, and some others, and then the second one, it was, uh, Congressman Ralph Abraham and business owner Eddie Rispone.
Joe CunninghamHOST
Uh, you're a Democrat running in a state that votes very much red most of the time.
Joe CunninghamHOST
John Bel Edwards is really the only recent example going against that trend.
Joe CunninghamHOST
We've seen on statewide elections, local elections, uh, or, or I say local, the, the legislative elections, state office elections, we've seen a big trend toward the Republican Party in the last couple decades.
Joe CunninghamHOST
Looking at that, looking at what everybody predicts is an uphill climb for you, what made you jump into this race?
Jamie DavisGUEST
Uh, the other thing is that, um, I totally believe that if we ran the right campaign, that in a closed primary, I truly believe that I'd be sitting where I'm sitting.
Joe CunninghamHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jamie DavisGUEST
Um, because in the atmosphere that Louisiana was in when I announced that I was running, um, we had already heard and knew that that same John Bel Edwards that we talked about was the last Democrat to win statewide.
Joe CunninghamHOST
Mm-hmm.
Joe CunninghamHOST
You're a Democrat running in a state that votes very much red most of the time.
Joe CunninghamHOST
John Bel Edwards is really the only recent example going against that trend.
Joe CunninghamHOST
We've seen on statewide elections, local elections or I say local, the legislative elections, state office elections.
Joe CunninghamHOST
We've seen a big trend toward the Republican Party in the last couple of decades.
Joe CunninghamHOST
Looking at that, looking at what everybody predicts is an uphill climb for you, what made you jump into this race?
Jamie DavisGUEST
Because I had faith in the work that we would do.
Jamie DavisGUEST
The other thing is that I totally believe that if we ran the right campaign, that in a closed primary— I truly believed I'd be sitting where I'm sitting because in the atmosphere that Louisiana was in when I announced that I was running, we had already heard and knew that that same John Bel Edwards that we talked about was the last Democrat to win statewide.
Jamie DavisGUEST
We knew he wasn't running.
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