BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Mayor-President Sid Edwards named a new acting chief administrative officer after announcing that Charlie Davis would be transitioning to a new role.

CEO of SSA Consultants, Dr. Christel Slaughter, will serve as acting CAO as Edwards' office searches for a candidate to fill the role permanently. According to the mayor's office, she has 30 years of experience in guiding organizational change and planning initiatives.

“From the moment I met Dr. Slaughter, I was impressed by her leadership and understanding of governmental operations. As Acting CAO, I know her experience and leadership will be essential to the day-to-day functions of our office while we lead the search for a permanent CAO. I feel certain that we have chosen the right person for this tem

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