Gov. John Bel Edwards has elevated acting Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Terri Ricks to a permanent role, his office announced Wednesday. Ricks has been holding the position since Marketa Walters stepped down last month. Ricks becomes the figurehead for an agency that is under close watch following a series of deaths this
Gov. Edwards elevates acting secretary to lead embattled DCFS
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