La. Gov. Edwards Declares Juneteenth Observance Day in Louisiana
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 19:
Gov. John Bel Edwards declared June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Observance Day in Louisiana to celebrate the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Texas by issuing General Order Number 3.
Juneteenth is a day of learning, sharing and honoring the history, culture, and achievements of African America . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards declared June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Observance Day in Louisiana to celebrate the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Texas by issuing General Order Number 3.
Juneteenth is a day of learning, sharing and honoring the history, culture, and achievements of African America . . .