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By Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune January 15, 2010, 4:00PM 11wbshepherd4Susan Poag / The Times-PicayuneAs his attorney John Reed, his mother Margie H. Richardson and father Eddie Shepherd stand by his side,State Sen. Derrick

By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune January 15, 2010, 3:19PM Jefferson Parish authorities arrested a two men and a woman for allegedly running a pair of Metairie motels as “houses of ill repute.” Manhesh...

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 10, 2010, 8:00AM warren_riley.JPGMatthew Hinton / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley made the allegation against City Councilwoman Stacy Head in an

By Gwen Filosa, The Times-Picayune January 09, 2010, 1:04PM Prosecutors have dropped a criminal case against an investigator for the Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office, months after a dramatic court hearing in which she...

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 10:07PM Three people, including a brother and sister, were fatally shot and another woman critically wounded late Thursday night in a home invasion in the St. Roch...

Raping boy brings 38-year sentence for Marrero man By Times-Picayune Staff January 08, 2010, 3:00AM A Marrero man, acquitted last year of raping a girl and convicted in another case of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy, was

Three people dead, one wounded in overnight New Orleans shooting By The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 6:00AM nopd-badge.jpg An overnight shooting left two young women and one young man dead, according to the New Orleans...

New Orleans mayoral candidates tackle crime at debate By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 08, 2010, 7:44AM mayoral-forum-january.JPGTed Jackson / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans mayoral candidates, from left, Rob...

Do not let New Orleans or Louisiana traffic tickets hike up your auto insurance rates. Let Seth Bloom and the lawyers at Bloom Legal Network LLC represent you the next time you have a traffic violation in Orleans or Jefferson

By The Associated Press January 07, 2010, 6:50AM Louisiana will conduct its first execution since 2002 when convicted killer Gerald Bordelon is put to death today by injection for murdering his 12-year-old stepdaughter. State

This past New Year’s Eve saw fewer arrests and shootings as police presence increased throughout the New Orleans area. There were only two reported arrests and two shootings recorded throughout the day. According to an...

Many of you may have heard the news regarding Saints defensive end Bobby McCray and his recent arrest. McCray was arrested early Tuesday after an officer pulled him over for speeding. After refusing to take a breathalyzer...

The Saints are winning! The Sugarbowl is here! And with a new year looming in the air and New Year’s Eve festivities commencing, it is much too easy to fall prey to too much drinking. However, it is imperative to be aware...

The Grinch Who Tried to Steal Christmas A man in Violet stole Christmas presents from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. He was booked with him burglary of a religious building and a parole violation resulting from a...

House Bill 445 by Rep. Damon Baldone, D-Houma, went into effect at midnight, doubling from six months to a year the length of time drivers can lose their license for refusing a first-time test. Subsequent refusals within five

Everyone at Bloom Legal Network wishes all the visitors and locals a happy and safe Festival weekend.- Seth Bloom

Arrested or given a citation in New Orleans over the holidays? During the New Year’s and Sugar Bowl seasons many partiers found themselves in Orleans Parish Prison with court dates in Orleans Parish Municipal or Orleans...

Once again Louisiana, Texas and the Gulf south have experienced another rough Hurricane season. At this time many commercial property owners as well as personal home owners are beginning to have trouble with their insurance...