A. The clerk of court as the parish recorder shall employ a full-time professional archivist to assist the clerk of court with the responsibilities of the office and to ensure the adequate preservation of records and documents.
B. The archivist shall possess a baccalaureate degree in either history, political science, philosophy, anthropology, historical geography, archeology, French, Spanish, or fine arts, and have either:
(1) At least two years of professional level experience in historical research or college level teaching in the above academic fields; or
(2) At least two years of experience in archival operations, records management, records preservation, or other work involving locating, selecting, acquiring, and preserving documents or other valuable papers and materials.