Vyron Brown appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the City of Shreveport and other defendants, dismissing Brown’s § 1981 and § 1983 racial discrimination claims with prejudice.

We review de novo the district court’s order granting summary judgment. 1 We will affirm a summary judgment only when there is no genuine issue of material fact. 2 But “if the nonmovant fails to establish facts in support of an essential element of his prima facie claim, summary judgment is appropriate.” 3

Brown has failed to establish facts in support of multiple elements of his § 1981 and § 1983 claims. First, Brown provides no evidence that the relevant state actors had policy-making authority such that their discretionary decisions could constitute an official municipal policy. Second Brown provides no evidence of widespread and persistent discrimination that could constitute a custom fairly representing an official policy. Third, Brown provides no evidence of purposeful discrimination to support his § 1981 claim. 4 Finally, Brown provides no evidence that he was treated less favorably than similarly-situated people outside the protected class. Given these failings, summary judgment was appropriate. 5

AFFIRMED.