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Did you know it was possible for two people to get charged for two DWI’s while in the same car? It is. Friday night both James Pellegrin and his passenger, Maria Zervoudis, were booked with DWI’s after crashing...

Is a non consented blood test considered an unreasonable search and therefore prohibited under the Fourth Amendment? On Wed, January 9, 2013 the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Missouri man who was given a nonconsensual

Just because he plays the top agent in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit on Criminal Minds, doesn’t mean Thomas Gibson always follows the law. On Sunday, January 6th, Gibson was arrested for the suspicion of a...

New Orleans is a great New Year’s Eve destination for tourists – so much so that it was chosen as the top New Year’s Eve destination by Travel + Leisure magazine. As visitors fill up the city to enjoy the...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Louisiana State Police launched their anti-DWI program, Zero for December, this past Thanksgiving weekend. Zero for December is a highway safety awareness campaign meant to educate...

After running unopposed, Seth Bloom, the founding attorney at Bloom Legal Network, has won a second term on the Orleans Parish School Board. As a member of the Orleans Parish School Board, Mr. Bloom has fought for New...

Losing hope in a personal injury claim is and will never really be the best recourse that an accident victim could have; it is only an additional burden to bear. It is not, however, uncommon to those claimants whose outcome...

When most people in New Orleans think about DWIs, an image of a drunk driver immediately comes to mind. Someone who has been partying too much on Bourbon Street at a night club or bar and then makes the unfortunate and...

Drug Possession in Louisiana Carries Long Prison Sentences Louisiana divides hundreds of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) into five categories referred to as “schedules.” The schedules separate the types of narcotics

Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of Whitney Houston, was arrested for his second DWI in seven months on Wednesday morning at about 1 a.m. The 43 year old entertainer failed a field sobriety test in Tarzana, Californa. Sergeant...

Although her blood alcohol limit tested below the legal limit of .08 at .04, Terry Kemp of Bush, Louisiana was booked with her fourth DWI after crashing through some residential streets in Kenner. Around 8 am, Ms. Kemp rammed

Nelly, the rapper famous for hits like “Hot in Here” and “Air Force Ones”, was the latest celebrity finding himself in trouble at the United States Border Patrol checkpoint near Sierra Blanca, Tex. The

Peter Rosello, the 20 year old son of Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Echevarria, was arrested for allegedly attacking a homeless man by punching him in the groin area. Mr. Rosello posted a video on his FaceBook page of

TCU quarterback Casey Pachall was suspended from the football team after being arrested for DWI near the university. Mr. Pachall was pulled over for running a stop sign near campus. This isn’t the first trouble for Mr.

The new Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, attempted to make light of his recent drunk driving arrest at the ceremony commemorating his taking office. Mr. Cordileone was arrested near San

Hot off the Hulk Hogan sex tape scandal, Linda Bollea, Hulk’s ex-wife, was arrested for DUI in Malibu, California early this morning after being pulled over for speeding. Ms. Bollea’s blood alcohol level was .084,

Lindsay Lohan is in the news again, and like usual, it isn’t for her acting skills. Lindsay claims that a Congressional aide, Christian LaBella, tried to choke her in a New York hotel room in order to get his cell phone

The New Orleans Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around Orleans Parish between 9pm and 5am TONIGHT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012. Although a time frame is identified, locations are not specified. Prepare