Michel v. Department of Police

Judge Roland L. Belsome

110fficer August Michel appeals the Civil Service Commission’s (Commission) affirmation of his termination by the New Orleans Police Department’s appointing authority. The appointing authority found that Officer Michel violated internal regulations of Moral Conduct, Adherence to Law and Professional Conduct, Use of Alcohol Off Duty. For the reasons that follow we affirm.

In the early morning hours of February 22, 2012, August Michel, an off duty New Orleans police officer, was involved in an altercation at an alcoholic beverage establishment on Bourbon Street in the…