Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 48, § 1355. Officers; executive director

A. The officers of the commission shall be a chairman and a vice chairman. The governor shall designate the chairman, and the commission shall elect a vice chairman to serve a two-year term. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and shall exercise supervision over all its affairs.

B. The governor shall appoint an executive director, who shall not be a member of the commission, to serve at his pleasure and at a salary approved by him. The executive director shall serve as secretary of the commission and shall perform such duties as are delegated by the commission or its chairman, the executive committee or the governor.