Blog

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints on Read Boulevard...

In the largest shake up of the New Orleans justice system in years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that misdemeanor cases may not be presided over by magistrate commissioners. For decades the unelected magistrates have

U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Barbier, who is tasked with presiding over the more than 300 lawsuits filed by individuals and companies against BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has indicated that he would...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has extended the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling that traffic cameras violate the New Orleans City Charter. Following Judge Irons’ ruling...

The White House announced that the moratorium prohibiting drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico that has been in place since May will soon be lifted. The drilling companies must follow the new standards and guidelines in...

Lloyd Lamy, a former nurse at Slidell Memorial Hospital, has been charged with sexual abuse by three different patients. The latest victim woke up to find Lamy fondling her breasts. Lamy told investigators he was simply...

This week, state police set up a mock accident in which one teen driver was texting while driving and ran into another. In order to give a strong message to the people of Louisiana about the new law prohibiting texting while

Two national reports have found that the fines imposed by New Orleans courts are unfair to the underprivileged. The courts have been accused of issuing “pay or stay” sentences which force the defendant to pay a fine or...

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an emergency stay at the request of the City of New Orleans against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling last week that traffic cameras violate the city’s charter. The...

Judge Paulette Irons ruled today that the city’s recently installed Photo Safety Enforcement Program violates the New Orleans city charter due to the fact that it places its administration under the Department of Public

JPSO issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on the Westbank from approximately 9pm to 2am on Saturday, October 2nd. Drivers are advised to have the proper documentation (proof...

The job market received a much needed boost this week when President Barack Obama signed Senator Mary Landrieu’s Small Business Jobs Act into law. Over thirty billion dollars in loans and twelve billion dollars in tax...

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Central City area from approximately 9pm to 5am on Wednesday, September 29th. Drivers are advised

Since taking over supervision of the BP Emergency Oil Spill Claims Program about a month ago, Kenneth Feinberg has met with substantial criticism over the pace at which claims are being paid out. Feinberg originally came into

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Gentilly area from approximately 9pm to 5am on Wednesday, September 22nd. Drivers are advised to

A recent report by NOLA.com about the residual effects of the oil spill in coastal areas such as Grand Isle and Fourchon has indicated that the widely held view that Louisiana dodged a bullet in the aftermath of the BP Oil...

In a decision on Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal judge’s ruling that Washington Group International (a contractor employed by the Army Corps of Engineers) was entitled to...

As social media come to dominate more and more of our daily lives, unexpected consequences are emerging in a number of arenas. Recently, a Michigan juror selected to sit on the trial of a woman accused of resisting arrest was