La. R.S. § 33:140.112 Board of Commissioners; Members, Officers, Agents and Employees

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:140.112

A. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified voter of the district and who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Vermilion.

(2) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Iberia.

(3) One member shall be appointed by the Twin Parish Port Commission and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, subject to confirmation by the senators whose districts encompass the parishes of Vermilion and Iberia. Such member shall have a bachelor's degree in engineering.

B.

(1) Members of the board shall serve three-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. One such member shall serve an initial term of one year; two members shall serve an initial term of two years; and two members shall serve an initial term of three years, all as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(2) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.