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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...

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tomorrow (SATURDAY 5/21) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

Most people know that the legal limit for blood alcohol content (BAC) while operating a vehicle is .08%, but few know what this means in practical terms. This post is meant to explain how alcohol can affect the body and what

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure, was weakened this week when the Supreme Court ruled on Kentucky v. King. The ruling supported the Kentucky Police’s...

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our second installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network fields questions from internet users about having a new lawyer appointed to your case; dropping...

NOPD Officer, Keyalah Bell, who was a witness for the government in the recent Henry Glover civil rights trial in New Orleans, was arrested early Friday morning for leaving the scene of an accident and DWI. After submitting...