Governor John Bel Edwards to speak at BRBA March Bar Luncheon

The BRBA March Bar Luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Ruffino’s Catering at De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third St. Gov. Edwards will be the luncheon speaker.

Gov. Edwards was sworn in as Louisiana’s 56th governor Jan. 11, 2016, though his political career started in 2008 when he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 72 in Louisiana’s North Shore region.

Along with his new role as governor, he was selected to lead the House Democratic Caucus and also to chair the House Veterans Affairs committee.

His education includes being named a 1988 Dean’s List graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduating Order of the Coif from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, between which he served eight years active duty with the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger.

BRBA members are invited to attend the March Bar Luncheon. The deadline to register is March 17, 2016, at noon. For more information, contact Kelsie Bourgeois at 225-344-4803.