Mandeville City Council honors Leo Edgerson

By Suzanne Le Breton
St. Tammany News
Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:25 AM CST

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The Rev. Leo Edgerson was honored at the Mandeville City Council meeting Thursday night after retiring from the city’s Civil Service Board.

Interim Mayor Edward “Bubby” Lyons presented Edgerson with a proclamation thanking Edgerson for his service and naming Dec. 11, 2009 as The Rev. Leo Edgerson day in the city.

The 83-year-old was born in New Orleans and spent four years in the U.S. Army, during which time served in the Philippians during World War II. He moved to Mandeville, where he met his wife Julia, and worked for many years as a carpenter.

Interim Mandeville Mayor Edward “Bubby” Lyons shows the proclamation he issued thanking the Rev. Leo Edgerson for his service on the city’s Civil Service Board while Edgerson and his wife, Julia, looks on. (Staff Photo by Suzanne Le Breton)

In 1977 he was ordained as Baptist minister and followed in his father’s footsteps by being named pastor at First Free Mission Baptist Church in Mandeville. He remains active in the church and currently holds the title of pastor with assistance.

He helped to organize the Samaritan Center and was appointed to serve on the city’s Civil Service Board when it was formed in 1982.

The proclamation acknowledges that Edgerson has worked faithfully in all of the positions he has served in his life.

Attending the council meeting, where the proclamation was presented were several of Edgerson’s children and grandchildren.

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