Terri Ricks named permanent secretary for Children and Family Services
Ricks served as DCFS deputy secretary since 2016. She was previously the undersecretary of the department from 2004 to 2008.
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Ricks served as DCFS deputy secretary since 2016. She was previously the undersecretary of the department from 2004 to 2008.
Louisiana now has a new leader at DCFS.
Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed a new head of Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services, an agency that has fallen under immense scrutiny this year following the deaths of multiple children despite warnings reported to the department.
Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed a new head of Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services, an agency that has fallen under immense scrutiny this year following the deaths of multiple children despite warnings reported to the department.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has elevated acting Department of Children and Family Service Secretary Terri Ricks to a permanent role.