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Sometimes for better or worse patterns of behavior form within a family, and for the Cage family it has been definitely for the worse. Actor Nicholas Cage’s son, Weston Cage, has been arrested for domestic violence just...

Orlando jurors yesterday, found Casey Anthony not guilty in the murder of her 2 year old daughter Caylee. This verdict has sparked considerable hoopla among talking heads and the general public via avenues such as social...

With Essence Fest bringing crowds to New Orleans for the weekend and the 4th of July close behind, Louisiana state troopers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers. State law enforcement will be using overtime grants to set

NOPD issued a press release yesterday indicating that one of their own officers was arrested as a result of an undercover prostitution sting undertaken by the department. The details are as follow: (June 30, 2011)- Officer...

Each and every case is different. Every case should be analyzed by an attorney. Nothing that’s said here today should be taken as actual legal advice. If you would like my actual legal advice, then you can call me at my...

The 12 year old son and 13 year old daughter of Thomas Morin, 44, were fed up with their father’s use of marijuana and alcohol, so they took it upon themselves to curb his habit. The children called the local police station

HBO will be airing a documentary tonight called Hot Coffee which has particular relevance to the field of Personal Injury law. Hot Coffee producer-director Susan Saladoff also served as a civil lawyer for 25 years,...

Jury Selection was completed Thursday in the Danziger Bridge Shooting Trial of 5 NOPD officers. The sitting jury is reported to consist of 7 men and 5 women. Of these, 10 are white and 2 are African American. While all of the

The trial of 5 current and former NOPD officers accused of police misconduct in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina begins in federal court today. The Danziger Bridge shooting, as it has become known, resulted in the deaths of

After multiple offenses a DWI charge can change from a blemish on your record into a life altering felony DWI conviction. Arthur Ortega of Austin Texas learned this when his 7th DWI charge resulted in a 99 year jail sentence.

Wesley Barrow Stadium has been derelict ever since being damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but Major League Baseball hopes to change that. They have chosen the Gentilly stadium to host its latest top of the line youth training...

Reports emerged this morning that Ryan Dunn, best known for his appearances on the MTV stunt show Jackass was killed around 3am in a car accident in Pennsylvania. Few details are available about the circumstances surrounding

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 6/18) in the Lakeview area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our fifth installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network fields a question from internet users about what to look for when choosing to hire an attorney to...

In January NOPD officers arrested 42 year old parolee Alvin Bean for possession of crack cocaine. Bean accused the officers of planting the drugs on him, which might be a common claim among arrestees, except this time a judge

Disclaimer: Nothing should be taken as actual legal advice. Each and every individual case is different and you should really seek your own attorney to evaluate each and every case. One of the most common questions submitted

NOLA.com reported today on the recent renewal of a program which had largely fallen by the wayside after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans Mental Health Court, which operates out of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, is

The officers made a “soft entrance” into the bar by entering in plain clothes and only announcing themselves after the lights had been raised and the music turned off. Between 10:45 pm when they entered the bar and 3:45...