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Attorney Seth Bloom of Bloom Legal LLC in New Orleans, LA explains the pronounced increase in issuance of citations for Minor in Possession of Alcohol in the New Orleans and national areas. Attorney Bloom points […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT (FRIDAY 9/30) in the Downtown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT (FRIDAY 9/22) in the Gentilly area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of […]

A case that begun in 2005, one month before Hurricane Katrina, two officers get their sentencing today by U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon.New Orleans police officers Melvin Williams, left, and Matthew Dean Moore were convicted […]

Former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s deputy, Thirty-eight-year-old, Dejuan R. Thomas was arrested over allegations that he raped and kidnapped an inmate. Dejaun Thomas has worked for the sheriff’s office since Sept. 2009, and was a prison […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT (FRIDAY 9/9) in the Treme area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of […]

Harahan police reportedly arrested and charged 49 year old Terrytown resident, Thomas Clark Jr. with second degree battery after he allegedly shoved his girlfriend from a moving car. Police responded to 911 calls from witnesses […]

Authorities retrieved a body from the Mississippi river today which they believe to be Kylan Laurent, a suspect wanted for the murder of Anita McDonald in a Kenner motel room which took place Tuesday. According […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT (FRIDAY 8/19) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of […]

NOPD is slated to hold a press conference today at 3pm CST to reveal the identity of a police officer who was recently arrested and will be booked on 215 counts of injuring public records […]

The Times-Picayune reported today that 71-year-old New Orleans resident, Joe Ann Everett, was arrested by NOPD on charges of aggravated arson and second degree murder. Everett is believed to be responsible for setting the gauze […]

This morning, after three days of deliberation, the jury of the Danziger Bridge police corruption trial returned the same verdict for all five officers on trial: guilty. Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Robert Faulcon and Anthony […]

Everything that occurs behind the closed doors of Jury deliberation remains secret, which makes imposing rules on deliberation a difficult concept, but the court’s process up until the doors close is designed to ensure just […]

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Video Blog! For our seventh installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal explains the relatively new law enforcement tactic of No Refusal DWI Weekends. During these specific periods, law […]

NOPD and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department have issued a joint statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 7/30) in the Hollygrove area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No […]

A recent report for WWL by Chris Miller indicates that the total number of highway deaths involving impaired drivers in Louisiana is down as a result of police increasing the number of DWI arrests in […]

A recent report from NOLA.com has indicated that Orleans Parish DA, Leon Cannizzaro’s, office has been having difficulty winning a large percentage of its cases in the last 3 months. According to the report, cases […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 7/16) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location […]