Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 1417. Recusal; board members

B. (1) Any party may also request the recusal of a board member by filing a motion for recusal promptly upon learning of the basis for the disqualification, stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that a fair and impartial hearing cannot be accorded.

(2) The issue shall be determined promptly by the remaining board members in accordance with the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning the recusal of district judges.

C. (1) Upon the entry of an order of recusal concerning a board member or members, the remaining board members may hear and decide the case, or the chairman may assign the case to be heard in accordance with R.S. 47:1403(B)(2), and the board member acting as hearing judge shall render the judgment of the board.

(2) If all board members are recused, the chairman shall promptly notify the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, who shall appoint a retired judge to adjudicate the case as a hearing judge ad hoc for the board and to render the judgment of the board in the matter. For purposes of this Subsection, any person who has held office as a judge pursuant to Article V, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana may be appointed. The retired judge shall be compensated pursuant to R.S. 11:1384 as for a district court from funds available to the board, and these expenses may be assessed as costs.

(3) Upon entry of an order of recusal concerning a case in the Local Tax Division, the case shall be reassigned to be heard by an ad hoc judge appointed by the supreme court pursuant to R.S. 47:1403(A)(5) with any other board member eligible for that appointment in accordance with this Subsection, or, upon a joint motion of all parties, it may either be heard pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or be transferred to the district court of proper venue.