Lewis v. Department of Police

ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.

| Mason Lewis appeals his termination from the New Orleans Police Department. For the reasons that follow we reverse the decision of the appointing authority and reinstate Jason Lewis.

Officer Jason Lewis was assigned to the Police K-9 Division in 2004. In 2006, Officer Lewis was assigned to be the handler for Primo, a Belgian Malinois. As Primo’s handler, Officer Lewis cared for Primo twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. After working. Primo out on May 27, 2009, Officer Lewis placed Primo in his K-9 unit, gave him water and turned on the unit’s cooling system.…