Topic: New Orleans DWI
What If I Get a DWI During COVID-19?
Though the courts remain closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, cops are still arresting people for crimes. That includes drunk driving and DWIs. We understand that the pandemic is a particularly stressful time with everything […]
Read MoreLitter Abatement Community Service In New Orleans
Many folks charged with a DWI in New Orleans may be required to fulfill community service hours. Usually, at least half of those hours must be some type of litter abatement. So, where can you […]
Read MoreWhat Are Some Common DWI Defenses?
At Bloom Legal, we have been helping clients fight DWI charges for a decade and a half. We understand that everyone makes mistakes, and we don’t think any person’s livelihood or wellbeing should be threatened […]
Read MoreInjured In a Hotel and Other Mardi Gras Accidents
The most recent data, per NOLA.com, shows that the New Orleans area boasts nearly 40,000 hotel rooms. Whoa. I’m not going to lie, before I looked up that stat I knew it would be high, […]
Read MoreSuspended License? Here’s How To Get It Fixed
Having your license suspended can be a huge hinderance on your day-to-day life. How will you get to work? How will you take the kids to school? How will you do the grocery shopping? The […]
Read MoreArrested on Vacation? Here’s What You Need To Know
New Orleans is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. People come from all over to join in the culture and revelry offered by the Crescent City. Sometimes, though, partying goes wrong, […]
Read MoreWhat To Do When You Get Pulled Over
You’re driving along minding your own business when you see those red and blue flashing lights pop up in your rearview. For almost anyone, getting pulled over by the police can be an anxiety-inducing situation. […]
Read MoreMan arrested for DWI, drug possession on boat in Bayou Savage
A Metairie man was arrested Monday for DWI and drug possession on Bayou Savage. A witness complained they saw a man who they believed to be impaired try to launch a boat into Bayou Savage. […]
Read MoreMichael Weatherly leaving ‘NCIS’ after DUI arrest
Michael Weatherly, famous for playing Anthony DiNozzo on the original ‘NCIS’ announced he will be leaving the show after the end of the current season. Weatherly was arrested for two counts of DUI back in […]
Read MorePedestrian killed after suspected drunk driver struck him
A 45-year-old unidentified man was killed Christmas Day after being struck by a 26-year-old in Algiers. The driver, Jeron Wheeler, was tested for a DWI then arrested and brought to Orleans Parish Prison. When an […]
Read MoreNOPD to conduct sobriety checkpoint on Thursday, December 10
As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, December 10, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The checkpoint […]
Read MoreEight booked for DWI over Thanksgiving holiday in Baton Rouge
A total of eight people were booked over the Thursday and Friday of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Baton Rouge. The following are their names and charges against them: Kenneth Dean, 22, 40237 Coontrap Road, Gonzales, […]
Read MoreLafourche Parish DWI & seatbelt checkpoint scheduled for Thanksgiving week
In an effort to stop drunk driving, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is scheduling several checkpoints during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will have seatbelt checkpoints, and a DWI checkpoint scheduled for […]
Read MoreTrio sought after driving stolen SUV from DWI checkpoint
A trio is being sought for driving a stolen SUV after fleeing a DWI checkpoint in Orleans Parish Friday night. The men were stopped at the checkpoint near Dublin and Dixon street intersection. The men provide […]
Read MoreLouisiana man arrested for DWI after passing out at drive-thru
Joseph Neal Page of Robeline, LA was arrested on November 2nd after being discovered passed out in the McDonald’s drive-thru in Gonzales. A McDonald’s employee had called 911 and Officer Tunis arrived and noticed Page […]
Read MoreMan arrested for 5th DWI in Plaquemines Parish
A Prairieville man was arrested was arrested Wednesday afternoon for a 5th DWI. When he was pulled over, he had multiple pill bottles in his vehicle for drugs including oxycodone. Alois Guepet III was seen swerving […]
Read MoreAdacia Chambers arrested after 4 killed in OSU crash, charged with DUI, murder
The driver that plowed through a an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade is facing 4 murder counts as well as driving under the influence. Adacia Chambers drove through a crowd on Saturday afternoon injuring dozens […]
Read MoreMan convicted of 5th DWI, awaiting sentencing
Charles Landrum, of Baton Rouge, was convicted Wednesday of a 5th DWI and is now facing from 10 to 30 years in prison. Landrum was arrested in 2012 after he was spotted driving with a […]
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