Louisiana environmental chief Aurelia S. Giacometto is again facing scathing criticism of her leadership from a departing employee, the latest in a line of officials to leave the agency since her appointment by Gov. Jeff Landry.
In a seven-page letter sent to almost all Department of Environmental Quality employees Friday, Roger Ward, a longtime human resources attorney and ethics liaison at the agency, accused Giacometto of “singlehandedly destroying the workplace culture” with erratic and vindictive behavior.
He alleged she worsened efficiency with her initiatives and micromanagement, contrary to her public pronouncements about streamlining the agency…