A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the DeSoto Parish Police Jury may provide that the DeSoto Parish Ambulance Service District board of commissioners shall have two additional members who shall be appointed by the police jury.

B.  The initial additional commissioners appointed pursuant to this Section shall be appointed to serve for terms of two and four years respectively, but thereafter, each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of six years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

Acts 2003, No. 258, §1, eff. June 10, 2003.