During his 2015 gubernatorial campaign, Gov. John Bel Edwards criticized the “exorbitant” salaries former Gov. Bobby Jindal paid his cabinet secretaries. Yet once elected, Edwards kept in place most of the six-figure salaries his predecessor paid state department heads. Three secretaries even received a bump in pay, while only one saw a drop. Commissioner of
Stagnant salaries: Pay for Gov. John Bel Edwards’ cabinet secretaries little changed from Jindal administration
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