NEW ORLEANS – Governor-elect John Bel Edwards announced several key cabinet appointments for his administration. Some of Edwards’ appointments are as follows:
Secretary, Department of Health and Hospitals – Dr. Rebekah E. Gee
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality – Dr. Chuck Brown
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Correction – Jimmy LeBlanc
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation – Shawn Wilson
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs – Joey Strickland
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Economic Development – Don Pierson
Secretary, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries – Honorable Charlie Melancon, former U.S. Representative
Commissioner, Office of Motor Vehicle – Karen St. Germain
Commissioner, Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control – Juana Marine-Lombard
Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board Chairman – Johnny Bradberry
Director, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness – Jim Waskom
Executive Director, Louisiana Workforce Commission – Ava Dejoie
Executive Director, Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority – Senator Robert Adley
State Fire Marshal, Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal Public Safety Services – Butch Browning
Executive Director, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice – Jim Craft
Louisiana Commissioner of the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control – Juana Marine-Lombard
Governor-elect Edwards also announced the following staff appointments:
Executive Counsel – Matthew Block
Special Counsel – Erin Monroe Wesley
Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications, Legal, Special Projects – Julie Baxter Payer
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intergovernmental Affairs – Toye Taylor
Deputy Chief of Staff, Programming and Planning – Johnny G. Anderson
Senior Policy Advisor, Governor’s Office – Jeanne Johnston
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor – Alicia Williams
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Danette O'Neal, PhD 