Governor appoints deputy secretary to DOC

Gov. Jeff Landry announced last weekthat Gary Westcott will serve as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DOC).

Westcott most recently served as the Deputy Secretary of DOC. La. Department of Corrections / Division of Probation & Parole for 29 years, where he retired in 2020 as a Regional Administrator, overseeing seven district offices from Lake Charles t…