La. Stat. tit. 18 § 64
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The attorney general shall be the attorney and legal adviser to each registrar. However, he may designate the appropriate district attorney to represent a registrar or, with respect to a particular matter he may authorize a registrar to employ special counsel and, subject to approval of the attorney general, fix his compensation, which shall be paid by the parish governing authority.
La. R.S. § 18:64