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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...

Saturday night Jessica Kiper, former contestant on ‘Survivor: Gabon’, hit the back of a parked vehicle in Baton Rouge and was arrested on suspicion of DWI. After failing to follow instructions for the...

Check out our new Video Blogs on our BloomLegalTV channel! New topics discussed are: Marijuana Laws No Refusal DWIs License Suspensions and more If you or someone you know gets arrested in the Greater New Orleans area, give...

Driving under the influence is an all encompassing term. Here at Bloom Legal Network, we frequently meet client charged with a DUI, who believe that they have a defense to this charge because they were on prescription...

Good afternoon. This is Seth Bloom here, with Bloom Legal Network. Just wanted to thank you for joining us for another one of our video blogs. And I’ll cut right to the chase. Today what I want to talk a little bit...

Hi, this is Seth Bloom with Bloom Legal Network. Thanks for joining us again for another one of our editions of our video blogs. Earlier we filmed a video blog called Criminal Procedure 101. I’m going to run with that...