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HB 323 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Freiberg
Abstract: Increases the maximum amount of the travel allowance authorized to be paid to members
of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish from $800 to $1500 per month.
Present law provides that parish governing authorities organized under the police jury system of
government shall provide for the method and amount of compensation for police jurors. Provides
that police jurors shall not be paid for more than 144 days in any one year and that no police juror
shall be compensated for more than 12 meetings per month, or that, in lieu of such per diem, the
police jury may elect, by majority vote of the elected members, to be paid on a salary basis, in which
event the maximum salary allowable shall be $1,600/month for each police juror. Authorizes a
police jury to allow for an increase in the police jury president's salary in an amount not to exceed
$400 per month in addition to the salary established for police jurors.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that in lieu of the provisions of present law, each member of the governing
authority of East Baton Rouge Parish may receive a travel allowance for in-parish travel which
includes payment for a combination of travel and car allowance of a maximum of $800 per month
for each member.
Proposed law increases the maximum amount of the travel allowance from $800 to $1500 per month
for each member.
Effective July 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 33:1233(B))