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Mardi Gras season is in full-throttle as the official start of the “must-see” krewes kicks off tonight with the parade “Krewe of Muses”. Muses is the all-female powerhouse of Mardi Gras, whose...

The city that loves to party is preparing for 2 huge events at the same time. With the Super Bowl this weekend and Mardi Gras the following weekend, New Orleans is ready for a massively good time! Although this will be the...

With the Super Bowl on its way, all eyes are on the NFL. It is rumored that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and nose tackle Jay Ratliff met recently to discuss Ratliffs DWI arrest. Ratliff was arrested just 6 weeks after...

Friday morning a New Jersey women was arrested on numerous charges after crashing into a retaining wall. When the police pulled her over a few minutes after the crash, Catherine Giaquinto appeared to be intoxicated and was...

After a rocky season for Saints fans, we finally know which two teams will be coming to our fair city to compete in for title of Super Bowl champions. On Sunday, February 3rd, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will

New York City no longer holds the record for craziest drivers. Sunday morning a man was arrested in Portland, Oregon for suspicion of driving while intoxicated after crashing into a house. James Kelly Anderson was going 100...

Carnival season kicks off this Saturday with the most individualistic and the most traditional of all New Orleans parading Krewes, Krewe du Vieux. The parade is known for its wild, scandalous costumes and showcasing some of...

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