Charles A. Jackson v. State of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Individually and in His Official Capacity as Criminal Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

This appeal poses a question about the allocation of law enforcement authority between the Police Department of the City of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff. Charles C. Foti, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as Criminal Sheriff of Orleans Parish, and Patrick Callahan, individually and in his official capacity as one of Sheriff Foti’s deputies, appeal an adverse judgment following a bench trial of the claims of Charles A. Jackson under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. We reverse and render judgment in favor of the defendants.

Background

Jackson…