§28.  Clerks of Court

Section 28.(A)  Powers and Duties; Deputies.  In each parish a clerk of the district court shall be elected for a term of four years.  He shall be ex officio notary public and parish recorder of conveyances, mortgages, and other acts and shall have other duties and powers provided by law.  The clerk may appoint deputies with duties and powers provided by law and, with the approval of the district judges, he may appoint minute clerks with duties and powers provided by law.  

(B)  Office Hours.  The legislature shall establish uniform statewide office hours for clerks of the district courts.