The jurors elect a police jury president as their chairman. The president presides over the police jury and serves as the titular head of the parish government. Police juries range in size, depending on population, from three to over fifteen members.
Jurors elect a police jury chairman to serve as their leader, who presides over the body and acts as the symbolic head of the parish government. The number of members in these juries can range from three to more than fifteen, depending on the local population.