French Quarter Festival kicked off this morning despite a tornado warning and downpour in the early afternoon. The festival has grown over the years and now consumes the entirety of the French Quarter with tourists […]

NOPD will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight on March 28th, 2013. NOPD did not announced where the checkpoints will be taking place, but they will be conducted between 9pm and 5am. If you or […]

On Friday evening, Trumaine Johnson of the St. Louis Rams, was arrested and booked for a DUI in Montana. The Rams defensive back was driving without his headlights on, pulled over, and refused a Breathalyzer […]

At the 34th Annual Telly Awards, Ben Gorman and Ryan Ray, both from WGNO, received the Second Place Overall and the Bronze Telly in the Best Locally Produced Commercial for their Bloom Legal commercial highlighting […]

Rapper “Too Short” was charged with a DUI on March 21st, 2013. After getting out of his vehicle, he can be seen talking with police officers and then tries to flee. “Too Short” made it […]

Picture courtesy of nola.com JPSO will be conducting a a sobriety checkpoint tonight, March 15th, at an undisclosed location on the West Bank. If you or someone you know gets arrested for drunk driving, please […]

Hopefully, you will never be in a situation where you are arrested for DUI or DWI. Of course, you do not want to get arrested at all. However, if you are in this situation, it […]

This past weekend a DUI attorney was arrested for a DUI and his resulting mug shot ended up being shown in a series of offenders next to his paid-for web banner advertisement. The attorney had […]

Bloom Legal specializes in criminal defense; our main focus is defending people that may have gotten in trouble, and many times these people are tourists from outside of the area.  Everyone knows that New Orleans […]

Hi. My name’s Seth Bloom. Thanks for coming to my website, BloomLegal.com.  Bloom Legal is a full-service law firm in downtown New Orleans. I built this website to be an informative, useful tool for potential […]

Hi. My name’s Seth Bloom. Today, we’re going to talk about traffic ticket defense. Most people don’t realize that they can hire a lawyer for a traffic ticket. The truth is, you’ll probably get better […]

Drinking and driving is a serious crime that can result in very negative consequences. From expensive fines to serving jail time, getting arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol can completely ruin a […]

If you are involved in a car accident where someone was injured or there was property damage you have a duty to stop your vehicle and exchange information with the other driver or allow the […]

If you have a Louisiana driver’s license and receive a New York traffic ticket, you should not ignore your New York ticket and think you are off the hook. Each state has their own laws […]

NOPD and JPSO will be conducting sobriety checkpoints tonight on February 28th, 2013. The checkpoints in Jefferson Parish will be from 8pm and 2am located on the West Bank. NOPD did not announced where the […]

TMZ.com reports that Jack Swagger, aka Jacob Hager, was arrested in Mississippi on Feb.19th for DUI, speeding, and possession of marijuana. Police noticed he was speeding, pulled him over, and quickly noticed he was under […]

A surprise came Monday evening when Orleans Parish School Board President Ira Thomas added a measure to nullify contracts for members Stan Smith and Kathleen Padian, set for the Tuesday’s school board meeting. Many members […]

Car accidents may happen in a split second, very abruptly, that one could only notice it has already taken place after a momentary blackout. A lot of factors have been raised as to why these […]