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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its affairs. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners. There shall be one commissioner appointed from each of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each shall be a qualified elector and domiciled in the parish for which he is appointed. They shall be appointed for terms of four years, as follows:
(1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile jurisdiction within the participating parishes.
(2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating parishes.
(3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the chiefs of police of municipalities within the participating parishes.
(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the district attorneys with jurisdiction in the participating parishes.
B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 15, § 1105.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-15-sect-1105-1/
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