Louisiana § RS 34:3158 - Creation of commission; membership; qualifications; tenure

§ RS 34:3158. Creation of commission; membership; qualifications; tenure

A.  There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission.  It shall be composed of nine members, who shall serve without compensation, as follows:

(1)(a)  Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caddo as follows:

(i)  One of the commissioners shall reside in the parish of Caddo outside of the city limits of Shreveport.

(ii)  One of the commissioners shall reside in the parish of Caddo within the city limits of Shreveport.

(b)  Any commissioner appointed pursuant to this Paragraph shall serve a term of six years.

(2)  One of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Bossier.

(a)  The commissioner shall reside in the parish of Bossier.

(b)  The commissioner appointed pursuant to this Paragraph shall serve a term of six years.

(3)  Four of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Shreveport as follows:

(a)  Three commissioners shall reside within the city limits of Shreveport and each shall serve a term of six years.

(b)  One commissioner shall be at-large and reside within the city limits of Shreveport and shall serve a term concurrent with the term of the mayor.

(4)(a)  Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Bossier City.

(b)  Any commissioner appointed pursuant to this Paragraph shall reside within the city limits of Bossier City and shall serve a term of six years.

B.  A vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office.  Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter and property taxpayer of the parish of Caddo or Bossier, as the case may be, and of the state of Louisiana.

C.  The governing authorities, in making appointments, shall endeavor to provide for racial diversity of the board and to ensure that the racial proportion of the appointees shall reflect the same racial proportion of the geographical area which they represent.  Except, the governing authority of the parish of Caddo, in making appointments, shall endeavor to provide for racial diversity of the board and to ensure that the racial proportion of their appointees shall reflect the same racial proportion of the governing authority of the parish of Caddo.

D.  The term of each commissioner serving on June 18, 2006, shall expire as follows:

(a)  The term of the commissioner appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caddo shall expire on June 30, 2007.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Item (A)(1)(a)(i).

(b)  The term of the commissioner appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Bossier shall expire on February 15, 2009.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (A)(2).

(c)  The term of the commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Shreveport shall expire as follows:

(i)  The term of the commissioner whose term began on April 1, 2003, and would have expired on June 28, 2011, shall expire on such date.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(3)(a).

(ii)  The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on March 31, 2007, shall expire on such date.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Item (A)(1)(a)(ii).

(iii)  The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on July 26, 2007, shall expire on June 30, 2007.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(3)(a).

(iv)  The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on July 27, 2009, shall expire on such date.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(3)(a).

(v)  The commissioner whose term began July 18, 1997, and would have expired on June 28, 2011, shall serve a term concurrent with the term of the mayor who appointed him. His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(3)(b).

(d)  The term of the commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Bossier City shall expire as follows:

(i)  The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on March 29, 2012, shall expire on such date.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (A)(4).

(ii)  The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on February 16, 2007, shall expire on such date.  His successors shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (A)(4).

Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.  Amended by Acts 1993, No. 226, §1; Acts 2006, No. 667, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.