Bam Margera Arrested at Mardi Gras

February 22, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
The Jackass “star” Bam Margera spent Lundi Gras in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after getting arrested for being out of control at a party during the festivities. Margera said that he was...

New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2012

February 17, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Below is the current list of parades rolling through the city of New Orleans from today to Fat Tuesday. Have a wonderful Mardi Gras, and stay safe and smart. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th 6:00PM Knights of Hermes – Uptown...

Metairie Woman Killed in Gruesome DWI Crash

February 15, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
A car crash on I-10 Saturday night has resulted in the death of a 76-year-old woman from Metairie, Claire Lajaunie, as well as the critical injury of the driver, a 77-year-old woman from New Orleans. The intoxicated driver...

Laws That Parade Goers Need to Know

February 10, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
NOPD’s Public Information Office has circulated the following laws that all parade goers should know about during Mardi Gras 2012: New Orleans Police officers will be enforcing these laws along parade routes first and...

Teenage Girl Gets Life with Possibility of Parole

February 8, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Alyssa Bustamonte, 18, was sentenced today for the murder of a 9-year-old girl in which she strangled, cut, and stabbed the victim in order to “know what it felt like to kill someone.” Bustamonte gets life in...

With Murder Soaring, NOLA Seeks to Enforce Youth Curfew

February 6, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
199 people were killed in New Orleans last year – 10 times the national average and a 14% increase over 2010. This January, the murder rate continued to skyrocket, with 25 killed, putting New Orleans on pace for 300...

NOPD Reverses Controversial Practice

February 3, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Earlier this week, we reported on the murder of good Samaritan Harry “Mike” Ainsworth, who was shot to death while attempting to stop a carjacking. In accordance with a year-long policy of releasing the criminal...

Freshly Convicted Felon Walks Out of Courtroom

February 1, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman “is reviewing” how a newly-minted sexual offender could simply get up and leave the courtroom without anyone noticing, which is exactly what happened Monday when Teddy Magee...

BloomLegalTV: Minor In Possession (MIP)

January 31, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Today we’re discussing minors in possession of alcohol, otherwise known as MIP. This is something that we’ve covered before, both on our written and video blogs. As new preventative legislation is being enacted this...

BloomLegalTV: DWI

January 30, 2012
Bloom Legal Network
Today, we’re going to discuss a topic that we’ve talked about many times; it’’s the focus of my practice, and it’s DWIs, driving while intoxicated. Everyone knows that you can get a DWI while driving an...