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John Bel Edwards was born in [[East Baton Rouge Parish]], Louisiana on September 16, 1966.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/AboutLouisiana/LouisianaGovernors1877-Present/Pages/JohnBelEdwards.aspx|title=John Bel Edwards|website=www.sos.la.gov}}] The seventh of eight children,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/11/edwards-somebody-needed-step/72058966/|title=Edwards: Somebody needed to step up|first=Greg|last=Hilburn|website=The News-Star|date=September 11, 2015}}] he is the son of [[Tangipahoa Parish]] [[Sheriff]] Frank M. Edwards, Jr.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/la-sheriffs-endorse-john-bel-edwards-for-governor/article_fd8ea110-76ea-521a-a17a-682ffcadc78c.html|title=La. Sheriffs endorse John Bel Edwards for governor|date=October 26, 2015|website=The Advocate}}] and Dora Jean Edwards.[{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-bel-edwards-louisiana-children-religion-67594dbdac15fa9aa362d6ba4ef04979|title=Dora Jean Edwards, mother of Louisiana governor, dies at 87|date=January 20, 2023|website=AP News}}] He was raised Catholic near [[Amite City, Louisiana|Amite]], Louisiana.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2016/01/07/gov-elect-john-bel-edwards-speak-chamber-banquet/78390770/|title=Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards to speak at Chamber banquet|website=The News-Star|date=January 6, 2016}}] |
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John Bel Edwards was born in [[East Baton Rouge Parish]], Louisiana on September 16, 1966.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/AboutLouisiana/LouisianaGovernors1877-Present/Pages/JohnBelEdwards.aspx|title=John Bel Edwards|website=www.sos.la.gov|access-date=April 19, 2026}}] The seventh of eight children,[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/11/edwards-somebody-needed-step/72058966/|title=Edwards: Somebody needed to step up|first=Greg|last=Hilburn|website=The News-Star|date=September 11, 2015}}] he is the son of [[Tangipahoa Parish]] [[Sheriff]] Frank M. Edwards, Jr.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/la-sheriffs-endorse-john-bel-edwards-for-governor/article_fd8ea110-76ea-521a-a17a-682ffcadc78c.html|title=La. Sheriffs endorse John Bel Edwards for governor|date=October 26, 2015|website=The Advocate}}] and Dora Jean Edwards.[{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-bel-edwards-louisiana-children-religion-67594dbdac15fa9aa362d6ba4ef04979|title=Dora Jean Edwards, mother of Louisiana governor, dies at 87|date=January 20, 2023|website=AP News}}] He was raised Catholic near [[Amite City, Louisiana|Amite]], Louisiana.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2016/01/07/gov-elect-john-bel-edwards-speak-chamber-banquet/78390770/|title=Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards to speak at Chamber banquet|website=The News-Star|date=January 6, 2016}}] |
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In 1988, Edwards received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[engineering]] from the [[United States Military Academy]]. While there, he made the Dean's List and served as vice chairman of the panel that enforced the [[Cadet Honor Code|West Point honor code]].[{{cite news |last=Sentell |first=Will |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards |publisher=The New Orleans World Advocate |url=http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/13444597-123/democratic-state-rep-john-bel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925195828/http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/13444597-123/democratic-state-rep-john-bel |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=September 30, 2015}}] |
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In 1988, Edwards received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[engineering]] from the [[United States Military Academy]]. While there, he made the Dean's List and served as vice chairman of the panel that enforced the [[Cadet Honor Code|West Point honor code]].[{{cite news |last=Sentell |first=Will |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards |publisher=The New Orleans World Advocate |url=http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/13444597-123/democratic-state-rep-john-bel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925195828/http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/13444597-123/democratic-state-rep-john-bel |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=September 30, 2015}}] |
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