Owen v. City of Shreveport

hNORRIS, Judge.

Richard Owen, a marine patrol officer, appeals a judgment ordering the City of Shreveport and its Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board (“Board”) to include him in the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service System effective January 1, 1989 and to award him back pay and certain other benefits accordingly. Owen contends that the effective date should be March 26, 1981, when he was originally hired as a marine patrol officer. The City and the Board have dismissed their appeal, and urge only that the judgment should be affirmed. For the reasons expressed, we amend the…