Category: Local Issues

The Saints are Coming!

September 5, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
The NFL season officially kicks off tonight when the Dallas Cowboys take on the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. As exciting as this is, we all know that the season really kicks off on Sunday when the Saints...

Isaac’s Aftermath

September 4, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
On August 28 Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 1 storm. Hurricane Isaac brought New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region plenty of rain, wind, discomfort and misery. While the levees in New Orleans

Hurricane Isaac Litigation

August 31, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Bloom Legal Network is experienced in handling all types of Hurricane Isaac related litigation, having handled many hurricane related claims for clients in New Orleans, Metairie and surrounding areas after other hurricanes....

New Orleans blight on the decline

August 21, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
In a new post-Katirna milestone New Orleans is no longer considered the most blighted city in America. Using reports of active and non active mailing addresses the Greater New Orleans Data Center has calculated that over...

City Agencies Could Pocket Property Tax Windfall

August 15, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
As many residents are aware, New Orleans’ new city-wide assessor, Erroll Williams, recently raised the assessments of over 41,000 local properties. Although this sort of action has typically occurred in quadrennial...

LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu Fails Drug Test

August 10, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
LSU announced in a press conference today that cornerback and Heisman trophy contender Tyrann Mathieu would be dismissed from the football program. The announcement comes after Mathieu failed a drug screening. Sources did not

***DWI CHECKPOINT ALERT! ALGIERS, TONIGHT!***

August 3, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
The New Orleans Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the Algiers area between 9pm and 5am this FRIDAY JUNE, 15. Police state that the checkpoints are aimed at impaired motorists and reducing...

NOLA Cab Companies Sue to Block Overhaul

July 30, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
3 individuals and 6 taxi companies have filed suit to block new city rules governing cab companies. The new rules would require taxi fleets to eliminate all vehicles over 11 years old and to ensure that all cabs have modern...

Famous New Orleans Pie Factory Lost to Fire

July 27, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
The family-owned bakery that survived the Great Depression and manufactured the classic fried Hubig’s pies burned down last night. Authorities say a five-alarm fire originated somewhere in the Marigny factory’s...