Boy Overdoses Methadone from a Dumpster

June 1, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Richard Newkirk, a 32 year old resident of Ormond Beach Florida, is being charged with supplying a controlled substance to a person less than 18 years old and manslaughter after 14 year old Bryce Parson took a lethal dose of

St. Pierre Convicted on All 53 Counts

June 1, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
On Thursday the jury in Mark St. Pierre’s corruption trial only needed six hours to bring the most recent case of civil corruption in New Orleans to a close. They returned guilty verdicts for all 53 felony counts including

Traffic Court Cost Increase Passes Senate

May 27, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The Louisiana State Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing Orleans Parish Traffic Court judges to increase the amount of court costs. The 32-0 vote on the bill proposed by Sen. Edwin Murray of Violet, LA raised the limit...

Rapper BG Indicted on Gun Charges

May 23, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Local rapper BG a.k.a. Baby Gangster has been a fixture in the New Orleans rap community since he signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 13. Now 30 years old, BG, whose legal name is Christopher Dorsey, has been...

DWI Checkpoint Alert! Uptown Saturday!

May 20, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tomorrow (SATURDAY 5/21) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

How Much is Too Much

May 20, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Most people know that the legal limit for blood alcohol content (BAC) while operating a vehicle is .08%, but few know what this means in practical terms. This post is meant to explain how alcohol can affect the body and what

Big News for Traffic Camera Tickets in New Orleans

May 19, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
NOLA.com reported today that Mayor Landrieu’s administration has issued a request that the New Orleans City Council introduce an ordinance to move traffic camera ticket violations to the city’s Traffic Court. The

Supreme Court Cripples the Fourth Amendment

May 19, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure, was weakened this week when the Supreme Court ruled on Kentucky v. King. The ruling supported the Kentucky Police’s...

Mississippi Threatens the City

May 11, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
On noon Tuesday the waters reached 17 feet, the highest it has been since the river began creeping up the levees, and with flooding in the Memphis area, officials must decide whether to open the Morganza floodway. Currently...

NOPD Officer Booked With DWI/Hit and Run

May 11, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
NOPD Officer, Keyalah Bell, who was a witness for the government in the recent Henry Glover civil rights trial in New Orleans, was arrested early Friday morning for leaving the scene of an accident and DWI. After submitting...