The 12 year old son and 13 year old daughter of Thomas Morin, 44, were fed up with their father’s use of marijuana and alcohol, so they took it upon themselves to curb his habit. The children called the local police station
Monthly Archives: June 2011
HBO will be airing a documentary tonight called Hot Coffee which has particular relevance to the field of Personal Injury law. Hot Coffee producer-director Susan Saladoff also served as a civil lawyer for 25 years,...
Jury Selection Complete in Danziger Shooting Trial
June 24, 2011
Jury Selection was completed Thursday in the Danziger Bridge Shooting Trial of 5 NOPD officers. The sitting jury is reported to consist of 7 men and 5 women. Of these, 10 are white and 2 are African American. While all of the
Danziger Bridge Shooting Trial Begins Today
June 22, 2011
The trial of 5 current and former NOPD officers accused of police misconduct in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina begins in federal court today. The Danziger Bridge shooting, as it has become known, resulted in the deaths of
Man Receives 99 Years for DWI
June 22, 2011
After multiple offenses a DWI charge can change from a blemish on your record into a life altering felony DWI conviction. Arthur Ortega of Austin Texas learned this when his 7th DWI charge resulted in a 99 year jail sentence.
MLB to be a Positive Force New Orleans’ Youth
June 20, 2011
Wesley Barrow Stadium has been derelict ever since being damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but Major League Baseball hopes to change that. They have chosen the Gentilly stadium to host its latest top of the line youth training...
Reports emerged this morning that Ryan Dunn, best known for his appearances on the MTV stunt show Jackass was killed around 3am in a car accident in Pennsylvania. Few details are available about the circumstances surrounding
DWI Checkpoint Alert! Lakeview Saturday!
June 17, 2011
NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 6/18) in the Lakeview area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the
Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our fifth installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network fields a question from internet users about what to look for when choosing to hire an attorney to...
In January NOPD officers arrested 42 year old parolee Alvin Bean for possession of crack cocaine. Bean accused the officers of planting the drugs on him, which might be a common claim among arrestees, except this time a judge
Disclaimer: Nothing should be taken as actual legal advice. Each and every individual case is different and you should really seek your own attorney to evaluate each and every case. One of the most common questions submitted
Mental Health Court to Provide Alternatives to Jail
June 13, 2011
NOLA.com reported today on the recent renewal of a program which had largely fallen by the wayside after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans Mental Health Court, which operates out of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, is
Police Raid Sports Vue Bar, 43 Arrested
June 10, 2011
The officers made a “soft entrance” into the bar by entering in plain clothes and only announcing themselves after the lights had been raised and the music turned off. Between 10:45 pm when they entered the bar and 3:45...
Man Assaults Himself to Avoid DUI
June 8, 2011
There have been many strange attempts to avoid a DUI charge including the myth that putting pennies in your mouth tricks a breathalyser and one man who ate his own underwear to soak up the alcohol in his stomach. In that long
The Louisiana State Legislature is scheduled to debate a number of bills today which are aimed at reducing the state’s incredibly high rate of incarceration and emerged from the work of the recent Sentencing Commission.
Second Annual Oyster Fest This Weekend
June 3, 2011
After the BP oil spill, the gulf oyster lost the national demand it had enjoyed in better seasons as customers worried about possible contamination. This weekend’s second annual oyster fest hopes to show that the local...
DWI Checkpoint Alert! Downtown Friday!
June 3, 2011
NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT (FRIDAY 6/3) in the Downtown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...
Boy Overdoses Methadone from a Dumpster
June 1, 2011
Richard Newkirk, a 32 year old resident of Ormond Beach Florida, is being charged with supplying a controlled substance to a person less than 18 years old and manslaughter after 14 year old Bryce Parson took a lethal dose of





