As an attorney, Edwards handled a variety of cases, though he did not practice criminal law because of his brother's status as the local sheriff.
Dennis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and then became a practicing attorney with the Edwards & Associates Law Firm in Amite. Hebert Law Center in 1999.Īfter graduating from law school, Edwards clerked for Judge James L. Edwards earned a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Paul M. He ended his military career to return to Louisiana because of family considerations. After receiving his commission, he completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning (1988), Ranger School (1989), and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course (1992).Įdwards served in the Army for eight years, mostly in the 25th Infantry Division and 82nd Airborne Division, including commanding a company in the 82nd's 3rd Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Įdwards completed Airborne School in 1986, while he was a student at West Point. In 1988, Edwards received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy, where he was on the Dean's List and served as vice chairman of the panel that enforced the West Point honor code.
Born into an economically and politically well-established family in the parish, he graduated from Amite High School in 1984 as valedictorian. He was raised in Amite, Louisiana, the son of Dora Jean (née Miller) and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Frank M. John Bel Edwards was born in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on September 16, 1966.
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