Maurice Bostick

Captain - St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office

Captain Maurice Bostick has more than 38 years of law enforcement experience, including service as both a police officer and a deputy sheriff. He began his career in 1978 with the New Orleans Police Department, first as a Reserve Officer and later as a full-time officer after completing the NOPD Reserve and Regular Police Academy. During his time with NOPD, he served as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Narcotics Detective, Rape Investigations Detective, Patrol Sergeant, and Detective Sergeant in Rape Investigations until 1990. He later practiced maritime law in New Orleans for 22 years. After moving to St. Charles Parish in 1989, Captain Bostick joined the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office Reserves in 2008 after completing the Reserve Academy. In 2012, he joined the Sheriff’s Office as a full-time deputy and completed the regular Training Academy. Since then, he has served in several roles, including Correctional Officer, Special Operations Officer in Corrections, Legal Liaison, Legal Counsel, certified Academy Instructor, Crisis/Hostage Negotiator, Public Safety and Rescue Diver, and Director of Business and Legal Affairs. He later rose to the rank of Captain in the Executive Office. In 2016, Sheriff Greg Champagne appointed Captain Bostick as Director of Business and Legal Affairs. In this role, he manages the legal and business affairs of the Sheriff’s Office and assists with the Finance Department’s day-to-day operations. Captain Bostick is a 1984 cum laude graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1990 and is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. He has also completed several specialized training programs, including the F.B.I. Hostage Negotiation Course, Public Agency Training Council Hostage Negotiator Courses Phases I-III, F.B.I., and P.O.S.T. Law Enforcement Instructor Courses, and Public Safety and Rescue Diver training. Captain Bostick is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the Legal Affairs Committee of the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Louisiana and St. Charles Parish Bar Associations, the International Association of Hostage Negotiators, the Louisiana Association of Hostage Negotiators, the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, and the St. Charles Parish Fraternal Order of Police. Captain Bostick and his wife, Vicki, reside in Destrehan, Louisiana. Together, they have three children, four granddaughters, and one grandson.

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