Belinda Lasalle v. Honorable Chelsey R. Napoleon, in Her Official Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans

BELINDA LASALLE * NO. 2025-CA-0295 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL HONORABLE CHELSEY R. * FOURTH CIRCUIT NAPOLEON, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS * STATE OF LOUISIANA CLERK OF COURT FOR THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR * THE PARISH OF ORLEANS * ******* JCL LOBRANO, J., DISSENTS AND ASSIGNS REASONS I respectfully dissent. The majority affirms the district court’s dismissal of Deputy Clerk Belinda Lasalle’s claim on the ground that her reliance on the former Clerk of Court’s representations was unreasonable as a matter of law. In my view, that conclusion misapplies both the doctrine of detrimental reliance…