§215. Duties and powers of the board; employment of librarian, assistants, and other
employees
A. The board of control shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment
and annually thereafter and elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, whose
duties shall be those customarily exercised by such officers. The board of control shall have
authority to establish rules and regulations for its own government and that of the library not
inconsistent with law; to elect and employ a librarian, and, upon the recommendation and
approval of the latter, to employ assistant librarians and other employees and fix their salaries
and compensation; provided that no contract of employment shall be made for a longer
period than four years nor with any person as head librarian who has not been certified by
the State Board of Library Examiners as provided in R.S. 25:222. The head librarian may
be appointed or elected secretary of the board of control.
B.(1) The administration of and accounting functions of the St. John the Baptist
Parish Library Fund are hereby transferred from the St. John the Baptist Police Jury to the
St. John the Baptist Parish Library Board of Control, effective February 1, 1979.
(2) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Morehouse
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Morehouse Parish Police Jury to the
Morehouse Parish Library Board of Control, effective January 1, 1983.
(3) The administration of and accounting functions for the funds of the Rapides
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Rapides Parish Police Jury to the Rapides
Parish Library Board of Control, effective January 1, 1984.
(4) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Bienville Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the Bienville Parish Police Jury to the Bienville Parish
Library Board of Control, effective January 1, 1984.
(5) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Sabine Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the Sabine Parish Police Jury to the Sabine Parish Library
Board of Control, effective January 1, 1985.
(6) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Franklin Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the Franklin Parish Police Jury to the Franklin Parish
Library Board of Control, effective January 1, 1987.
(7) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the West Carroll
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the West Carroll Parish Police Jury to the West
Carroll Parish Library Board of Control.
(8) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Tangipahoa
Parish Library may be transferred from the Tangipahoa Parish Council to the Tangipahoa
Parish Library Board of Control, at the option and in the discretion of said Board of Control.
(9) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the St. Tammany
Parish Library may be transferred from the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury to the St.
Tammany Parish Library Board of Control, at the option and in the discretion of said Board
of Control.
(10) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Beauregard
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Beauregard Parish Police Jury to the
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control.
(11) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the St. Mary Parish
Library may be transferred from the St. Mary Parish Council to the St. Mary Parish Library
Board of Control, at the option and in the discretion of said board of control.
(12) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Allen Parish
Libraries may be transferred from the Allen Parish Police Jury to the Allen Parish Libraries
Board of Control at the option and in the discretion of said board of control.
(13) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the DeSoto Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the DeSoto Parish Police Jury to the DeSoto Parish
Library Board of Control.
(14) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Caldwell Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the Caldwell Parish Police Jury to the Caldwell Parish
Library Board of Control.
(15) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Concordia
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Concordia Parish Police Jury to the Concordia
Parish Library Board of Control. Except as provided in this Paragraph, the Concordia Parish
Police Jury shall continue to provide for the maintenance, operation, and support of the
Concordia Parish Library as otherwise provided by general or local law.
(16) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Vermilion
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Vermilion Parish Police Jury to the Vermilion
Parish Library Board of Control.
(17) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Acadia Parish
Library are hereby transferred from the Acadia Parish Police Jury to the Acadia Parish
Library Board of Control.
(18) The administration of and accounting functions for funds of the Pointe Coupee
Parish Library are hereby transferred from the Pointe Coupee Parish governing authority to
the Pointe Coupee Parish Library Board of Control.
C. The St. John the Baptist Parish Library Board of Control may fix and pay a per
diem to the members of the board not to exceed fifty dollars per meeting.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 229, §1; Acts 1982, No. 238, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts
1983, No. 52, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1983, No. 488, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No.
553, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 923, §1; Acts 1987, 143, §1, eff. June 18, 1987;
Acts 1988, No. 27, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1988, No. 726, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Acts
1993, No. 209, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 51, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2000, 1st Ex.
Sess., No. 23, §1; Acts 2004, No. 234, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 414, §1, eff. July
1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 22, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 276, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007;
Acts 2010, No. 240, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2017, No. 192, §1.