Louisiana Gov. Edwards Issues Statement on Death of Author Gaines
November 05, 2019
November 05, 2019
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on the death of author Ernest J. Gaines:
"It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Ernest J. Gaines, a native Louisianan who used his immense vision and literary talents to tell the stories of African Americans in the South. We are all blessed that Ernest left words and stories that will continue to inspire many generations to come.
"Born in poverty in P . . .
"It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Ernest J. Gaines, a native Louisianan who used his immense vision and literary talents to tell the stories of African Americans in the South. We are all blessed that Ernest left words and stories that will continue to inspire many generations to come.
"Born in poverty in P . . .