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Gov. John Bel Edwards backs child protection agency head despite calls to clean house

Por: The Advocate Politics September 17, 2022

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Despite calls to clean house at the beleaguered state agency in charge of looking after vulnerable children, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday that he supports the efforts being made by the head of the Department of Children and Family Services to address a series of missteps that include the deaths of some children.“I have all the confidence in the world that she and her team are the right people to lead us through this,” Edwards told... + full article



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