Each of the Louisiana parish Clerks of Court is elected for a four-year term.  The Clerk of the District Court is a Constitutional office of the State of Louisiana, being created most recently in Article 5, Section 28 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

No tax money is provided for the operation of the office except for the purchase of some office equipment through a small annual appropriation from the Parish Council.

All salaries and operating expenses of the office are paid out of the fees, as fixed by statute, collected for recordings, certified and conformed copies, and services rendered in connection with civil, probate, and criminal proceedings.