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In January NOPD officers arrested 42 year old parolee Alvin Bean for possession of crack cocaine. Bean accused the officers of planting the drugs on him, which might be a common claim among arrestees, except this time a judge

NOLA.com reported today on the recent renewal of a program which had largely fallen by the wayside after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans Mental Health Court, which operates out of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, is

The officers made a “soft entrance” into the bar by entering in plain clothes and only announcing themselves after the lights had been raised and the music turned off. Between 10:45 pm when they entered the bar and 3:45...

The Louisiana State Legislature is scheduled to debate a number of bills today which are aimed at reducing the state’s incredibly high rate of incarceration and emerged from the work of the recent Sentencing Commission.

After the BP oil spill, the gulf oyster lost the national demand it had enjoyed in better seasons as customers worried about possible contamination. This weekend’s second annual oyster fest hopes to show that the local...

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 the...

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

On Thursday the jury in Mark St. Pierre’s corruption trial only needed six hours to bring the most recent case of civil corruption in New Orleans to a close. They returned guilty verdicts for all 53 felony counts including

The Louisiana State Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing Orleans Parish Traffic Court judges to increase the amount of court costs. The 32-0 vote on the bill proposed by Sen. Edwin Murray of Violet, LA raised the limit...

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...

NOLA.com reported today that Mayor Landrieu’s administration has issued a request that the New Orleans City Council introduce an ordinance to move traffic camera ticket violations to the city’s Traffic Court. The

In a press conference earlier today, Governor Jindal stated that the Army Corps of engineers will be opening the Morganza spillway sometime this weekend. The Atchafalaya River basin areas that will be affected by the gates...

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...

On noon Tuesday the waters reached 17 feet, the highest it has been since the river began creeping up the levees, and with flooding in the Memphis area, officials must decide whether to open the Morganza floodway. Currently...

Louisiana ATC Comissioner, Troy Hebert has recently announced plans to reign in spending practices at his office. Proposed initiatives include firing 6 employees (some are eligible for retirement and others are being offered

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...

Today marks the first major day for Jazz Fest 2011 and the city is already visibly packed with tourists and festival-goers of all sorts. Many rental properties are being occupied exclusively for the festival weekend and...

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...