La. Stat. tit. 33 § 441.10
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
The board of aldermen of the town of Lockport shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the mayor or serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor's court. Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor's court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over said court. The magistrate shall receive a salary fixed and paid by the board of aldermen.
La. R.S. § 33:441.10