A. Prior to the payment of all or any part of the expenses for which reimbursement is provided in or authorized by R.S. 13:698 or R.S. 13:1341.2, each judge shall file a written itemized statement of his actual office or other expenses with the judicial administrator. The allowance payable to the judge shall be equivalent to those expenses which have been actually incurred by such judge in the discharge of his duties and which have been approved by the judicial administrator.
B. The expenses authorized by R.S. 13:698 and R.S. 13:1341.2 shall be payable monthly from the state general fund on each judge's own warrant. The warrant shall be accompanied by the judicial administrator's written certification approving such expenses.