Sec. Marketa Walters, DCFS (2017)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-09-18
Duration: 00:45:47
Subjects: Walters, Marketa Garner | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Louisiana. Department of Children & Family Services
Contributors:
- Walters, Marketa Speaker
Description
A speech by Marketa Walters before the Baton Rouge Press Club on September 18, 2017. Walters is the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). She discusses: the department’s loss of 600 workers due to budget cuts during the Jindal Administration; her work in restructuring the organization and boosting the morale of the employees; their high caseloads; their receipt of a federal five-year workforce research grant to study staffing patterns; and their new recruiting video. She also answers questions from the audience.