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The New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, in the Uptown area, beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 A.M. Motorists will experience...

The New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, in Treme, beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 A.M. Motorists will experience minimal delays...

In a particularly tragic spate of violence on Tuesday, four separate shootings left 4 people dead and others wounded. A 5-year old girl and a 33-year old woman were killed near a child’s birthday party in Central City.

There were a couple of celebrity DUIs making news this week serving as a harsh reminder that the law applies to everyone and that drinking and driving has a cost. Notable offenders in the news this week included: Broncos...

The New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, in Treme, beginning at approximately 9:00 P.M. and will conclude at approximately 5:00 A.M. Motorists will experience minimal delays...

A Florida man is charged with felony drunken driving and wildlife violations after police discovered a small monkey in his truck. Largo Police say Eugene Carl Kotelman was speeding when they stopped him Thursday. He was...

For the first time in five years, Cinco de Mayo falls on a weekend. That’s why DUI checkpoints and police patrols are increasing nationwide and task forces are setting up Friday night or even earlier. Other methods will

Students and others across the country have long observed April 20 as a day to celebrate marijuana. Here are some questions and answers about the counterculture holiday and the state of marijuana in the United States: WHO...

A group of Nashville residents led by two local football players said they are planning to file a class-action lawsuit against ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ on the basis of racial discrimination. The plaintiffs claim

Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes was arrested Friday morning in West Hollywood after running into a police car. After failing several sobriety tests, she was handcuffed and cited for DUI. Sources close to the 26-year old actress

An off-duty New Orleans police officer was arrested early this morning by Causeway Police for allegedly driving drunk. 33-year-old Ryan Aucoin was pulled over on the Causeway shortly after 3 a.m. and booked at the St. Tammany

Matt McCutcheon, 46, was arrested last Friday night for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and being armed while intoxicated after he struck a car on Route 45 as he and his wife were returning from dinner. Neither party...

A New Orleans police officer, Jason Giroir, resigned Tuesday after being suspended for a comment he posted on a local TV station website about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Jason Giroir used his full name and identified...

Multi-millionaire founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, John Goodman, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide on Friday by a Florida jury. Goodman’s Bentley slammed into Scott...

The New Orleans Police Department will establish a Sobriety Check Point on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the Uptown area. The checkpoint will operate between the hours of 9pm to 5am. Don’t drink and drive. But if...

A bill sponsored by Louisiana State Senator J.P. Morrell (D – New Orleans) is looking to change the appeals process for people who get traffic camera tickets in the city. The bill would give drivers ticketed by traffic

Dharun Ravi, 20, faces up to 10 years in state prison after being found guilty of spying with a on his Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, with a webcam because he was gay. Clementi committed suicide on September 22,

Russell Brand’s mugshot may be hilarious, but the funnyman probably wasn’t laughing when he turned himself in to NOPD this afternoon after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Brand threw a paparazzo’s...