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Many tourists visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras and other celebrations.  While New Orleans is a party town, there are still strict laws when it comes to drunk driving, public intoxication, drug use and certain other crimes. 

In Louisiana, the legal drinking age is 21, just as it is in the rest of the United States. Many locals and visitors, however, fail to follow these rules. As our New Orleans DUI law firm mentioned in a recent video on minors

Former SNL star, Chris Kattan, was arrested for DUI early Monday morning after crashing into a a Department of Transportation vehicle near Encino, CA. The actor, who’s most known for his role as an SNL cast member from

New Orleans juries seem to be getting tougher on criminal offenders, as data indicates a significant increase in the rate of convictions from 2011 to 2012. When the Times-Picayune reviewed the conviction rate in 2011, 348...

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, February 6, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The...

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, February 6, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The...

As states across the country move to legalize marijuana for medicinal and even recreational use, Louisiana lags behind on relaxing the drug laws.  As a New Orleans criminal defense law firm, Bloom Legal Network gets calls...

After returning to Canada to face an assault charge from December, reports show that the pop singer tested positive for marijuana and Xanax in his system after his January 23rd DUI arrest. Although he had a BAC of .014, which

Justin Bieber, who’s been all over the news lately due to multiple legal issues since December, pled not guilty to DUI charges on Wednesday in a Miami court. Bieber has an arraignment date set for the middle of February,...

The penalties for a drunk driving conviction in Louisiana can be pretty serious, but for many people, one of the biggest concerns isn’t the fine or even spending a night or two in jail. Instead many people contact a New...

After erroneously reporting that the charges against the pop start had been dropped to a misdemeanor, police confirm Justin Bieber is still facing charges for the DUI and Drag Racing arrest on January 23rd, 2014. Bieber and...

City Council passed the following ordinances last week to some mixed reviews. Many people have complained in recent years about the old ordinances being hard to enforce, specifically the ladder-height to curb placement. The...

After you are arrested for drunk driving, a whole legal process is set in motion. We explain the steps of this process in our video on Criminal Procedure 101, so you can better understand exactly what is going to happen to...

Although most people are generally familiar with the term bail bondsman, the details and mechanics of the process are often misunderstood. After being arrested, a person may be given the option of posting a bail, a set amount

Justin Bieber is in trouble with the law again. According to the Huffington Post, Bieber was arrested in Miami for DUI and drag racing. He was pulled over in a rented yellow Lamborghini after police witnessed him drag racing.

When you are suspected of drunk driving, the police are going to ask you to submit to a breathalyzer test that measures your blood alcohol content (BAC).  For a long time, the standard from a New Orleans criminal defense...

If a police officer suspects that a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the officer will administer various test, starting with a field sobriety test, and then possibly moving on to a blood, or breath test. A...

In an unrelated search warrant of Justin Bieber’s home, police arrived to find cocaine in plain view and arrested Bieber’s friend and rapper, Lil Za, for possession. It was first believe to have been in...