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Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced in a 5-4 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Justice Kennedy, who was appointed by Republican Reagan in 1988, wrote on behalf of the court stating, “They...

Confusion among the identities of the motorcycle accident causes problem with victim’s treatment. A motorcycle carrying two people was hit May 8, 2015 at the corner of Elysian Fields Avenue and North Roman Street by a

Inspector General for New Orleans Ed Quatreveaux has released a scathing 54-page report detailing the mishandling of DWI cases in New Orleans Traffic Court. The report highlights the failure of weak police techniques for...

Rapper Rick Ross, whose real name is William Roberts, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Atlanta for kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. His bodyguard is also being charged with the same. U.S....

In 2014, agencies of the Justice Department made $3.9 billion from seizing assets. This money came from civil asset seizures. By contrast, the agencies of the Justice Department made just $679 million in criminal asset...

Actor John Stamos, famous for his roll as Uncle Jesse in ‘Full House’, was arrested Friday evening for DUI in Beverly Hills. According to TMZ.com, his Mercedes was pulled over at 7L45pm after calls came in of a...

Early Thursday morning, 17 people were arrested in Washington Parish for drug related charges. There are still 7 with active warrants from Washington Parish in relation to the great drug round up. Most were arrested for...

Municipal governments are increasingly relying upon revenue from traffic tickets and fines from driving offenses in order to balance their budgets. This can result in aggressive efforts by law enforcement officers to write a

Wrongful deaths due to medical negligence cause more people to die each year than drug overdoses, breast cancer and AIDS. Recently, Vox.com published an article evaluating some of the potential reasons why there are so many...

According to The Advocate, New Orleans Traffic Court will be cracking down on the number of plea deals offered for minor and major traffic violations. A few weeks ago, the city prosecutors in traffic court have begun the...

Rapper Flavor Flav was arrested early this morning in Las Vegas for DUI, drug possession, speeding, open container, and other violations. The rapper was pulled over after going 28 miles over the speed limit, and the...

  Alex Septh was arrested for his 8th offense DWI after striking a pedestrian in East Baton Rouge Parish Friday night. Mr. Septh was driving in the 2500 block of Kaufman street when he backed into a pedestrian. Police...

Your Louisiana driver’s license can be suspended for a number of reasons, from nonpayment of child support, to getting too many demerit points on your driving record, to a conviction for reckless driving or impaired...

A Metairie man was arrested on Sunday after striking and injuring a pedestrian for his 2nd DWI only 4 days after an arrest for his first. Melvin Salinas-Giron supposedly struck the pedestrian crossing at a crosswalk around...

Seth Gilliam, who plays Father Gabriel on AMC’s acclaimed series “The Walking Dead”, was arrested on Sunday in Georgia for DUI and other charges. Gilliam was pulled over going 107 mile per hour in a 55 MPH

A St. Rose woman, Darla Gauthreaux, 29, was arrested Thursday night for DWI, vehicular homicide, and other charges following the death of a cyclist. Ms. Gauthreaux was driving on LA636-3 when she hit a 55-year-old male...

Donald Ealy, 59, was arrested for DWI Friday evening after critically injuring two people on a motorcycle on Elysian Fields and North Roman.  NOPD released a statement Saturday morning indicating the couple of the...

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