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DOYLE v. CITY OF HARAHAN

No. 92-CA-587.

610 So.2d 272 (1992)

John DOYLE, Jr., Chief of Police for the City of Harahan v. The CITY OF HARAHAN and the Honorable Carlo R. Ferrera, Mayor of the City of Harahan.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keary L. Everitt, Metairie, for plaintiffs/appellees.

Wayne D. Mancuso, Harahan, for defendants/appellants.

W.J. Leblanc, Jr., Gretna City Atty., Gretna, amicus curiae, in support of plaintiffs/appellees.

Before KLIEBERT, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.

WICKER, Judge.

The City of Harahan and its mayor, Carlo R. Ferrera, appeal a declaratory judgment in favor of John Doyle, Jr., Harahan's elected chief of police. The issue is the relative authority of the chief of police and mayor to control police department spending. We affirm.

The Lawrason Act, La.R.S. 33:404, grants the mayor the following pertinent authority:

(1) To supervise and direct the administration and operation of all municipal departments...

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