Austin mayor proclaims Gov. Edwin Edwards Day

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell has proclaimed August 7, 2014 Governor Edwin Edwards Day in recognition of his long career in Public Service. Speaking to a group of Edwards’ supporters in Austin Monday, the Mayor had this to say in his proclamation:
“Governor Edwin Edwards reorganized state government and, as an outspoken civil rights leader, appointed more minorities and women to high governmental positions than had any governor in Louisiana history. We welcome Edwin Edwards as a visitor to our City.”
Edwards, who was in attendance to receive the proclamation and speak to the crowd of former Louisiana residents and elected officials from the State of Texas, had this to say of the honor,
“I am humbled to be recognized in this fashion by our neighbors to the west. I have spent a lot of time in Texas throughout my career and always enjoyed visits to the great City of Austin. I want to thank Mayor Leffingwell for this honor and hope that our Capital of Baton Rouge and your City are able to continue to work together and share ideas as we strive together for innovation and success.”
Governor Edwin Edwards is running to represent the 6th District of Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a former Congressman and four-term Governor, Edwards has the experience and proven ability to reach across party lines for common sense solutions that will benefit the people of Louisiana. Governor Edwards founded the $1.2 billion Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund and he is dedicated to improving the quality and accessibility of education for rural and urban communities. On his return to Congress, Edwards will fight to expand Medicaid, providing coverage to more than 300,000 children, seniors on fixed incomes, and underpaid workers, while creating over 15,000 jobs in the medical community at no initial cost to state taxpayers. He will also pursue transportation infrastructure improvements to alleviate traffic along the New Orleans to Baton Rouge corridor, support an ambitious program to restore our eroding coastline, and advocate staunchly for Louisiana’s farming and petro-chemical industries.