BATON ROUGE - The Chief Financial Officer of Capital Area Transit System resigned, citing concerns regarding executive leadership within the agency.

The resignation letter was dated for Nov. 12, and at last week's meeting of CATS, former CFO Sunnie Hines was removed as a signatory from CATS's accounts.

According to information available on CATS's website, Hines was making a salary of more than $160,000.

During Hines's tenure, she was responsible for addressing payroll discrepancies and ensuring the bus system's compliance with IRS regulations. In her resignation letter, she referenced "persistent workplace hostility."

During the legislative session, State Rep. Dixon McMakin authored a bill to transfer the authority of CATS to the city-parish, rather than operating under an appointed bo

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