After a fantastic victory at the State Elections for LABS 2024, Governor Coeyn Wise was requested to an interview with the press. These are the questions and the responses that followed:
How did the results make you feel?
“To be honest, it hasn’t really hit me yet. I was excited when we won, and I say we because I believe its a victory not just for me, but for Cane Parish, for the people of Boys State, and for the people of Louisiana today. I feel like tonight at the Convocation is when it’s truly gonna hit me.”
You stated in multiple of your speeches and in the Town Hall Q&A that you’re from Kaplan, a small Louisiana town. Could you tell us more about it?
“Kaplan, Louisiana was founded in the early 1900’s by a Jewish immigrant named Abram Kaplan. Most of it was on a plantation called the Western Ogul Plantation, I believe. It was once a bustling railroad town. We had a rice mill, but it burnt down. We had a number of mayors that didn’t necessarily do good things for the city. The city went downhill and lots of businesses ended up leaving the city. We recently got a new mayor who I’m very close with, Mr. Mike Kloesel. He’s doing great things for the city of Kaplan. The only three fast food chains in Kaplan are McDonalds, Sonic, and Subway. Everything else is locally, family owned.”
Give us 1 interesting fact about yourself.
“I actually play the accordion. I LOVE the accordion. I love dancing to cajun music. I love doin’ the jitterbug, I love singing to cajun music, I love playing cajun music because that’s my heritage. It’s the heritage of Louisiana, I love Louisiana, its culture, and its heritage.” Wise commented that Vermillion Parish recently began an accredited French immersion program.
List 1 weakness that you are aware that you have and how you could potentially tackle that weakness.
“I find a lot of times I rush into things and don’t necessarily think before I do. I have good intentions and I do my best to have positive effects of all the actions that I do. Sometimes when there’s a more important decision to be made, I rush into it. Sure, the decision may have positive effects in the immediate circumstance, but what we need to learn is that our actions don’t just affect our generation. They’re passed on to the next generation, and the next generation, and the next. So my way to get past this is to be social, get advice from people, speak to people. That way when I make a decision, I understand all facets of it.”
– Josiah Mire: Citizen Author, Layout Manager
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