Louisiana § RS 15:1106.1 - Board of directors; appointment; terms

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§ RS 15:1106.1. Board of directors; appointment; terms

A.(1)  The Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district.

(2)  The board shall be composed of eleven directors, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district.  The directors shall be appointed for terms coinciding with the position or agency that appoints that particular board member.

(a)  One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court judges.

(b)  One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish district and city court judges.

(c)  One director shall be appointed by Caddo Parish Commission.

(d)  One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish Police Jury.

(e)  One director shall be appointed by the Shreveport City Council.

(f)  One director shall be appointed by the Bossier City City Council.

(g)  One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish School Board.

(h)  One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish School Board.

(i)  One director shall be appointed by the assistant secretary of the  office of juvenile justice of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(j)  One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish sheriff.

(k)  One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish sheriff.

B.  The members of the board of directors 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, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 565, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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