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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...

Cornell Hood II was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and a St. Tammany Parish judge decided that, in light of Hood’s prior convictions, he deserved life in prison. This was Hood’s fourth...

The young actor who has starred in TV shows such as Blue Mountain State, E.R., and Smallville has pled guilty to conspiracy to sell over 10,000 pills of oxycodone but is asking for leniency from the judge on account of...

This week we are launching what we hope will be one of many successful and engaging video blogs to help answer general legal questions from the public! For our first installment, Criminal Defense Attorney, Seth Bloom, of...

Derrick Caracter, a backup forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (who were beaten by the New Orleans Hornets in the NBA Playoffs last night), was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly hitting a pregnant waitress at the...

The City of New Orleans has issued parking instructions and reminders in advance of the Crescent City Classic 10K road race scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 23, 2011. The event is expected to attract more than...

Actor Nicolas Cage was arrested on Friday night in the French Quarter. According to sources, Mr. Cage was seen having an argument with his wife outside of a French Quarter residence and at some point became agitated and began

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 4/15) in the Lakeview area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

There are many subtleties in the DWI law code, and almost all of them are designed to take drivers off of the road and put them in a cell. Benjamin Edwards, 23, learned this the hard way when he was charged with a DWI while...

This week has seen a number of drug charges for out of state residents with a Virginia woman’s attempt to transport 81 pounds of marijuana on I-12 and an Alabama man’s hotel room meth lab. The woman, Tasharian Riddick,...

Willie Nelson was up to his old tricks when a Border Patrol agent smelled pot smoke coming from the country legend’s tour bus in November. He was charged with marijuana possession and ordered to appear in a Texas court. To

Police responded to a traffic accident on Old Spanish Trail to find a fellow officer already at the scene. The driver of one vehicle was an undercover narcotics officer for St. Tammany Parish who could not pass a breathalyzer

A student from Tulane University is reported to have stolen a vehicle in the early hours of Friday morning March 18th and subsequently crashing into 8 other vehicles before finally being arrested by NOPD officers. Ian...

When Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Chief Ronal Serpas took office, they welcomed outside review of their purviews, but they may have underestimated the incompetence that would be unearthed. Even more so than the review of...