§1109.12. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
A. The River Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control,
administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a
board of fourteen commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in
the district. Three commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the
sheriffs of the Twenty-Third Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a
term of four years, by the sheriff of Lafourche Parish, one commissioner shall be appointed,
for a term of four years, by the sheriff of St. Charles Parish; one commissioner shall be
appointed, for a term of four years, by the sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish; one
commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the
Seventeenth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years,
by the district attorney of the Twenty-Third Judicial District; one commissioner shall be
appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial
District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district
attorney of the Fortieth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of
four years, by the chief judge of the Seventeenth Judicial District; one commissioner shall
be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of the Twenty-Third Judicial
District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of
the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District; and one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of
four years, by the chief judge of the Fortieth Judicial District. All appointments shall be
confirmed by the Senate.
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.
Acts 2023, No. 145, §1; Acts 2025, No. 435, §1.