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In their ongoing effort to reduce drunk driving accidents, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will be offering free cab rides home to any Jefferson Parish resident who has had too much to drink this New Year’s

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 12/17) in the Downtown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

Last Friday a student of Lafayette High School complained of a stomach ache after eating a brownie at lunch. The schools resource officer then conducted a field test on the brownies and found that they had been laced with...

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Saturday (December 11th)in the Gentilly, Lakeview, and Lake Vista areas from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten was very pleased with the court’s Thursday verdict calling it a victory for the honest officers who serve this city and an indictment of the men who, “thought they were above the law and...

The fourth suspect believed by NOPD to be involved in the murder of a Pat O’Brien’s bartender (Earl Wheeler) over the Thanksgiving holiday turned himself in to authorities yesterday. Russell Lopez, 18, turned...

NOPD has issued a statement Wednesday indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday, December 3rd) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of...

Former NOPD Officer Michael Hunter was sentenced to eight years in prison this afternoon for his participation in the shooting and police coverup in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that is now being referred to as the...

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that crime statistics for the 4-day period surrounding and including the Bayou Classic were down from 2009. The Bayou Classic has traditionally represented

New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of domestic abuse battery. According to reports, Smith was observed near a Lafayette nightclub around 2 a.m. having an argument with...

Happy Thanksgiving from Bloom Legal Network! While Thanksgiving is a wonderful time during which many travel home to be with friends and family as well as to prepare for the upcoming Saints vs Cowboys game, it also represents

Many people know that Thanksgiving is the biggest period of travel across the United States due to the extremely large number of individuals making their way to spend the holiday with friends and family. However, some people

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement Wednesday indicating that they will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Uptown Area tonight from approximately 9pm to 5am on Friday, November 19th. Drivers are...

A man in western Pennsylvania found the anxiety of childbirth too much to endure unaided. While his child was being born, he decided to bypass the customary cigar and celebrate with a joint. A nurse of Uniontown Hospital was

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement Wednesday indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints in the Warehouse District...

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Chalmette. They have not released any specific information as to the location...

The trial for the Henry Glover case in which NOPD officers are charged with shooting an unarmed civilian, beating those who attempted to bring him to seek medical attention and the eventual burning of his body and...

Stephen Rehage, producer of both the Essence Fest and Voodoo Experience, has been arrested for the alleged rape of a woman in June. On Friday Rehage surrendered himself to New Orleans Police Department sex crimes detectives,