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199 people were killed in New Orleans last year – 10 times the national average and a 14% increase over 2010. This January, the murder rate continued to skyrocket, with 25 killed, putting New Orleans on pace for 300...

Earlier this week, we reported on the murder of good Samaritan Harry “Mike” Ainsworth, who was shot to death while attempting to stop a carjacking. In accordance with a year-long policy of releasing the criminal...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman “is reviewing” how a newly-minted sexual offender could simply get up and leave the courtroom without anyone noticing, which is exactly what happened Monday when Teddy Magee...

Harry “Mike” Ainsworth was walking his two sons to the bus stop when he heard a woman scream. He ran to the scene to discover she was being carjacked – and intervened. The woman escaped physically unharmed,

In 2006, during the first Jazz Fest since Hurricane Katrina, Bruce Springsteen arguably gave the most powerful and emotionally-charged performance the four-decade long festival had ever seen. “I thought it was one of...

What Russell County Sheriff and Downing’s second cousin, Heath Taylor, described as a “minute of misconduct” following Alabama’s National Championship victory on January 9 will likely haunt Mr. Brian...

Brian Downing, 32, of Smiths Station, Alabama, was arrested late Wednesday in connection with an incident that involved abusing an unconscious LSU fan at the Krystal on Bourbon Street. The event was videotaped and uploaded to

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The pigskin revelry may be over in New Orleans after Monday’s college National Championship game, with Alabama shutting out LSU 21-0, but the city is far from done. Mardi Gras kicks off in just over a month, and another

The Saints ended the Lions’ season Saturday night with a scintillating 45 to 28 victory. Their next stop on the road to the Superbowl are the San Francisco 49ers, who hold the #2 seed in the NFC and arguably boast the...

A Tulane University professor’s new study released Friday shows that last year’s Carnival season brought in more than $300 million to the city, mostly generated by visitors. This year, expectations are even...

Attorney Seth Bloom of Bloom Legal Network LLC is proud to announce the opening of our new Metairie office. We are pleased to now be able to see Jefferson Parish clients by appointment at our convenient new Metairie location

The Washington Post ran a feature article today highlighting the massive upcoming weekend for New Orleans, both economically and culturally. “I think it’s going to be the biggest weekend we’ve ever seen in the city,”

New Orleans’ mayor Mitch Landrieu says his office is teaming up with state and federal officials to make this weekend’s events go as smoothly and as safely as possible. On Saturday, the city will host the first...

Attorney Seth Bloom of Bloom Legal Network LLC in New Orleans, LA explains the new trend of DWT (Driving While Texting) citations. Many jurisdictions across the country and in New Orleans and Metairie in particular are...

Happy New Year from everyone at Bloom Legal Network! Remember that although the Holiday Season (which this year in New Orleans includes New Year’s, the BCS Championship, and the Final Four right around the corner) can...

Visitors and citizens alike will see a largely increased NOPD presence downtown as the city celebrates New Year’s Eve and hosts the Sugar Bowl and BCS Championship games in the coming week. Starting December 31st and...

As many as 40 percent of people that receive traffic tickets from New Orleans’ controversial system of cameras never pay them, according to records and city officials. In fact, the unpaid balance of over 5,000 speeding