THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
Parker Mitchell, left, takes the oath of office as Acadia’s first Administrative Law Judge during Monday night’s police jury meeting. Administering the oath is 15th Judicial District Judge Scott Privat. Looking on are Chance Henry (partially hidden at left), police jury president, and Nicole Broussard, parish chief financial officer.
Acadia’s first Administrative Law Judge takes oath of office Monday
Parker Mitchell was sworn in as Acadia Parish’s first Administrative Law Judge during Monday night’s meeting of the Acadia Parish Police Jury.
As such, Mitchell will preside over such matters as code enforcement and animal control — parish ordinances that are not usually enforced by law enforcement agencies.
Parish citizens who want to appeal code or animal citations may appear before the ALJ to plead their case.
Appeals to the ALJ’s decisions go to district court.
Mitchell is a family law attorney at Miller, Mitchell and Luquette in Crowley. He assists clients with criminal defense and personal injury.
He graduated from Southern University Law Center in 2013. He was subsequently admitted to legal practice in 2013 after passing the bar exam.