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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:3087.54

Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation

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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:3087.54, Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2723988
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A. The district shall be governed and controlled by a board of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state of Louisiana, owning property within the district. Each of the five commissioners shall reside in Bienville Parish. B. The initial members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed by the Bienville Parish Police Jury. The initial members of the board shall serve as follows: two commissioners shall serve a two-year term and three commissioners shall serve a four-year term. Commissioners shall draw lots for their initial terms at the first commission meeting. Thereafter, all commissioners shall serve four-year terms. After the initial appointments, upon expiration of a term of a member of the board of commissioners, the police jury shall appoint a successor from a list of two names submitted by the board of commissioners. A commissioner may not serve more than two consecutive terms of any length, even if one term is shorter than four years. Any vacancy in the office of commissioner due to death, resignation, or any other cause, other than expiration of a term of office, shall be filled by the president of the board with majority approval of the board for the remainder of the unexpired term. C. Members of the board of commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services.