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During this long, turkey filled holiday weekend, the NOPD and other parishes will be instituting a “No Refusal” holiday weekend. This is part of Louisiana’s efforts to greatly reduce the number of DWI related incidents, […]

The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most travelled holidays in America with most people traveling to spend time with their families. The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving is also credited as one of the busiest […]

After allegedly attacking French Quarter tour guide, Wendy Bosma, on November 9 the Wilton Joiner, taxicab investigator, is being booked on a simple battery charge after protests at City Hall in New Orleans Friday afternoon. […]

Dina Lohan was arrested on Sept. 12, 2013 for DUI after being stopped for speeding in New York. The judge referred her to a community-service program and has ordered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, […]

PWIT? What does it mean? It stands for Possession With Intent to Distribute. Today Bloom Legal will discuss a charge of PWIT as it pertains to marijuana under La. R.S. 40:966: Penalty for distribution or […]

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Wednesday, November 20, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The checkpoint […]

Bloom Legal is proud to personally fundraise for Doctors Without Borders in the Typhoon Haiyan Relief effort. Please help by donating to this worthy cause to bring much needed aid and relief to this devastated […]

Plaquemines Parish arrested 31 suspects over the weekend in connection with a six-month undercover investigation called Operation Rotten Pumpkins. The 31 defendants are facing charges related to narcotics purchases and include purchases and seizures of: […]

This week marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was thought to be the sole assassin, many still believe the President’s death was a conspiracy. One such […]

TMZ reports that Canadian actress, Genevieve Sabourin, was sentenced to 210 days in jail for 5 counts of stalking and harassment of American actor Alec Baldwin, with an additional 30 days added for her outbursts […]

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, November 14, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The checkpoint […]

In the last few years, there have been many changes to the DWI laws in Louisiana, and Lafayette City Judge Douglas Saloom is calling for clarification and simplification of these laws. Judge Saloom presented to […]

Many clients who have been convicted of felonies express their concern for their civil right to own a firearm. The right to bear and keep arms is commemorated in the Second Amendment of the United […]