La. Stat. tit. 13 § 1593
In addition to the number of judges now provided for by Article VII, Section 96 of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1921, as augmented by provisions of R.S. 13:1741, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, there is hereby created and shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish of Orleans, an additional judge of the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans, who shall receive the same salary, payable from the same sources and in the same manner as is paid to the judges now serving in the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans, and who shall possess all of the powers, duties, jurisdiction and qualifications as are prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state relative to judges of the juvenile court for the parish of Orleans.
La. R.S. § 13:1593