Louisiana § RS 16:911 - Additional salary of district attorney

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 16:911 — Additional salary of district attorney, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 16:911. Additional salary of district attorney

           A. The district attorney of the Fortieth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to the salary paid by the state, an annual salary of four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant by the governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist.

           B. The governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in Subsection A of this Section.

           Added by Acts 1982, No. 21, §6(f), eff. Jan. 1, 1985, subject to approval of electors.

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

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