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Alongside half-mile tunnels and submarines, catapults have been added to the list of odd devices used by smugglers to get drugs over the U.S.-Mexican border. Last week Mexican authorities seized a 9 foot tall catapult […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 1/28) in the Uptown Central City area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the […]

Orleans and Jefferson Parish are both planning to purchase special vans to be used in future DWI checkpoints. Each van comes with a $350,000 price tag and a number of features to aid officers. The […]

The day after 22 year old Hubert Blackman hired an escort from Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to perform for him, he decided that he was not satisfied with the services rendered. He then made the […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 1/21) in the Warehouse District from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of […]

The Denver Broncos’ running back was arrested last night while riding in a car carrying marijuana and three concealed handguns. Every passenger from the vehicle was arrested. Maroney was officially charged with gun possession and […]

The New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Maiah Sylvester reported missing today, from her residence at 4645 Berkley Drive. According to investigators, Maiah was last seen by her mother, […]

If you were arrested for DWI in the state of Louisiana, give Seth Bloom a call at 504-599-9997. Bloom Legal is located at 700 Camp Street in downtown New Orleans. Don’t get convicted without representation. […]

Years after Edwin Edwards exited the spotlight, his memory has shifted into the realm of history. The expansiveness of his personality and corruption is remembered alongside the likes of Huey P. Long, but from a […]

One of the most frequent questions submitted to the Bloom Legal blog concerns expungements (ie. removing charges from people’s records). Each and every criminal case is different; there are cases that vary depending on jurisdiction, […]

Slidell police made the first arrests in the State for the possession of narcotics that have been marketed as bath salts in Louisiana. The substances, which were added to the Schedule I narcotics list by […]

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced last week that a substance which has recently become known for its use as an intoxicant but is marketed as a bath salt has been added to the Schedule I narcotics […]

Two years ago Pierce Sharai, Gary Toca, and a third friend rented a hotel room in the French Quarter to celebrate Mardi Gras. The three young men pooled their money to buy heroin, and Toca […]

After the Saints clinched a playoff spot with their win over the falcons, Who Dat’s had been anxiously awaiting the results of last weekend’s game between the Rams and the Seahawks to find out our […]

The city is only five days into 2011, and the murder rate is already on the rise. Along with the partying and tourists that accompany the Sugar Bowl and New Year’s Eve, New Orleans has […]

NOPD Superintendent, Ronal Serpas, recently released figures for NOPD arrests for the period including New Year’s Eve and Sugar Bowl preparations (Thursday December 30, 2010 to Saturday January 1, 2011). Total Arrests in the Downtown […]

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will be holding its second annual gun buyback program with the intention of removing guns from the street and increasing resident safety. Last year’s program resulted […]

Jamie Scott has served sixteen years in a Mississippi prison all the while receiving semi-daily dialysis treatment. Miles away her sister, Gladys Scott, has been imprisoned for the same crime, but Governor Haley Barbour will […]