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Partiers now have one more option for a safe ride home after a late night in the French Quarter. Despite a prolonged political fight, pedicabs have finally been approved by the City Council. The council […]

With Essence Fest bringing crowds to New Orleans for the weekend and the 4th of July close behind, Louisiana state troopers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers. State law enforcement will be using […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Video Blog! For our fifth installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal fields a question from internet users about what to look for when choosing to hire an attorney […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]