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NOPD issued a press release yesterday indicating that one of their own officers was arrested as a result of an undercover prostitution sting undertaken by the department. The details are as follow: (June 30, 2011)- Officer...

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

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 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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our fourth installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network fields questions from internet users about traveling restrictions when charges are pending against you

The Louisiana State Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing Orleans Parish Traffic Court judges to increase the amount of court costs. The 32-0 vote on the bill proposed by Sen. Edwin Murray of Violet, LA raised the limit...

News surfaced today that the competency hearing to determine whether or not Jared Loughner (the suspect in the shootings which injured AZ congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, and left another 14 wounded and 6 dead) is fit to...

Local rapper BG a.k.a. Baby Gangster has been a fixture in the New Orleans rap community since he signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 13. Now 30 years old, BG, whose legal name is Christopher Dorsey, has been...