§1105.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

            A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority is governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage the affairs of the authority. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners. One commissioner shall be appointed from each of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each commissioner shall be a qualified elector who is domiciled in the parish for which he is appointed. Each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four years, as follows:

            (1) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Avoyelles Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District and the sheriff of Avoyelles Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (2) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in Catahoula Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Catahoula Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (3) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in Concordia Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Concordia Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (4) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Grant Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney of the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District and the sheriff of Grant Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (5) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in LaSalle Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of LaSalle Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (6) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in Vernon Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Thirtieth Judicial District and the sheriff of Vernon Parish for an initial term of four years.

            (7) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Winn Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of Winn Parish for an initial term of four years.

            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 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2026, No. 92, §1, eff. May 11, 2026.