{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-38-1609","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 38:1609","heading":"Removal of commissioners; appointment of successors","body":"Any commissioner of a drainage district may be removed for cause by the police jury appointing the commissioner, upon petition of landowners owning a majority of the acreage in the district. The police jury shall without delay appoint a commissioner to fill the unexpired term of the one so removed, and the appointment shall be made in the manner provided in R.S. 38:1608. Failure or refusal of a commissioner to perform any or all of the duties prescribed by this Part, or his ceasing to possess the qualifications prescribed in R.S. 38:1607, or incompetency, dishonesty, or favoritism on the part of a commissioner, shall be good cause for removal. A commissioner shall always have the right to have the court pass upon the legality of his removal.","path":["TITLE 38. PUBLIC CONTRACTS, WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=94640","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:30Z","sha256":"051318a61587953fcd465562cc343c3b64c267103ba9a813c2d2f672ecac4171","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-38-1608","next":"us-la/rs-38-1610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}