Price v. Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

CIACCIO, Judge.

This case arises from an altercation between a Mississippi River Bridge Authority (MRBA) police officer and plaintiff, Glenn Price. On Friday, August 28, 1987, Price, his wife, Debra and their minor son, Christopher were in a line of traffic on Camp Street at approximately 5:15 p.m., waiting to cross the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridge. At that time, defendant Mark Poche, a MRBA police officer, was assigned to traffic control on the bridge’s Melpomene Street entrance ramp. While directing traffic, Poche noticed Price pouring water into the radiator of his car which…