The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting an ‘Impaired Motorist Saturation Patrol’…apparently a fancy new name for DWI Checkpoints on Read Boulevard in New Orleans East from […]

In the largest shake up of the New Orleans justice system in years, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that misdemeanor cases may not be presided over by magistrate commissioners. For decades the unelected magistrates […]

On Tuesday a pair of men, one pushing the other in a wheelchair, attempted to board a train at the downtown station. Investigators noticed that the man in the wheelchair was sitting oddly high on […]

Jeff Perilloux, who has served as a legal adviser to the St. John’s Parish District Attorney for the last ten years, was arrested on DWI charges on September 23. District Attorney Tom Daley put Perilloux […]

U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Barbier, who is tasked with presiding over the more than 300 lawsuits filed by individuals and companies against BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has indicated […]

The Louisiana Supreme Court has extended the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling that traffic cameras violate the New Orleans City Charter. Following Judge Irons’ ruling against the cameras, the […]

With thousands of troubled mortgages left after the housing collapse, financial institutions are foreclosing on homes faster than they can review the cases. In order to speed up the process, they have hired hairstylists, Wal-Mart […]

Twenty-two year old mother, Nicole Corbet, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment of a child and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Corbet and her roommate, twenty-five year old Fernando Booker, had […]

The White House announced that the moratorium prohibiting drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico that has been in place since May will soon be lifted. The drilling companies must follow the new standards […]

As surprising as it is that any of the Jersey Shore cast would resort to violence, it’s been reported that Angelina, one of the shows participants, repeatedly struck her limousine driver in the head after […]

Lloyd Lamy, a former nurse at Slidell Memorial Hospital, has been charged with sexual abuse by three different patients. The latest victim woke up to find Lamy fondling her breasts. Lamy told investigators he was […]

This week, state police set up a mock accident in which one teen driver was texting while driving and ran into another. In order to give a strong message to the people of Louisiana about […]

Two national reports have found that the fines imposed by New Orleans courts are unfair to the underprivileged. The courts have been accused of issuing “pay or stay” sentences which force the defendant to pay […]

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an emergency stay at the request of the City of New Orleans against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling last week that traffic cameras violate the city’s charter. The […]

Judge Paulette Irons ruled today that the city’s recently installed Photo Safety Enforcement Program violates the New Orleans city charter due to the fact that it places its administration under the Department of Public Works […]

JPSO issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on the Westbank from approximately 9pm to 2am on Saturday, October 2nd. Drivers are advised to have the proper documentation (proof […]

The job market received a much needed boost this week when President Barack Obama signed Senator Mary Landrieu’s Small Business Jobs Act into law. Over thirty billion dollars in loans and twelve billion dollars in […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Central City area from approximately 9pm to 5am on Wednesday, September 29th. Drivers are advised […]