Feb 28, 2011 - Local Issues by Seth Bloom
NOLA.com reported yesterday that the New Orleans Police Department shut down an annual Mardi Gras costume sale at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street on Sunday afternoon due to the fact that the bar is […]
Archives: Monthly Archives: February 2011
Feb 23, 2011 - Celebrity Justice by Seth Bloom
The cake nabber, identifying himself as Paz on facebook, has shown himself to be a modern day Robin Hood (and maybe a little Marie Antoinette) by stealing the $3,200 cake from Paris Hilton and feeding […]
Feb 21, 2011 - Courts by Seth Bloom
NOLA.com reported today that the week of May 10 has been set as the tentative date for a federal appeals court to hear oral arguments in William Jefferson’s appeal of his federal corruption conviction. Mr. […]
Feb 18, 2011 - Drugs by Seth Bloom
On Thursday U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that they had seized over 9 million dollars worth of opium at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The drug had been packed into more than thirty porcelain […]
Feb 16, 2011 - DUI/DWI by Seth Bloom
Fifty-eight year old Jack Mizer is well acquainted with the legal proceedings for a DUI, having received 9 of them, but his latest charge will carry a heftier sentence than the rest. In court he […]
Feb 14, 2011 - Courts by Seth Bloom
The Times-Picayune reported today that District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office has been working recently to improve procedures at New Orleans Criminal District Court. Among other things, Mr. Cannizzaro has urged the 12 judges at the […]
Feb 11, 2011 - Local Issues by Seth Bloom
When Lauren Tarantino of Algiers investigated a commotion in her back yard, she discovered two pit bulls breaking through the fence to attack her Chihuahua and rushed out to protect him. She pushed one dog […]
Feb 11, 2011 - National Issues by Seth Bloom
For over nine months a video of Houston Police Department officers beating the burglary suspect Chad Holley was suppressed and hidden from the public. Even as the video was released to activist Quannell and then […]
Feb 9, 2011 - DUI/DWI by Seth Bloom
In 1966 the Slidell City Council banned the use of, “drive-up windows and/or drive-through buildings… for any commercial establishment selling and/or dealing in alcoholic beverages.” But now after nearly 45 years, the city known for […]
Feb 7, 2011 - DUI/DWI by Seth Bloom
NOLA.com reported today that Troy Hebert, the newly appointed head of the state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has announced plans to crack down on underage drinking during Mardi Gras this year. The new […]
Feb 7, 2011 - Katrina by Seth Bloom
A report on NOLA.com today indicated that renowned CNN reporter, Anderson Cooper (notable for his work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and most recently for being punched in the face by demonstrators in Egypt), […]
Feb 4, 2011 - Courts by Seth Bloom
New Orleans has lead the nation for largest jail per-capita, with a pre-Katrina prison complex with 7,500 and a current complex of 3,550 beds, but that will change soon. A plan has been approved by […]
Feb 2, 2011 - Local Issues by Seth Bloom
“T-Boy”, a nutria at the Audubon Zoo, confirmed what his Northern counterpart, Punxsutawney Phil, determined today when both rodents failed to see their shadows. It would appear that both parts of the country are in […]