Legislation Proposes Increased Fees at Traffic Court

April 1, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Rep. Reed Henderson D-Violet, has introduced a bill in the Louisiana state legislature which proposes an increase of $30 to the court costs already added to fines imposed in Orleans Traffic Court. The proposed bill is...

Willie Nelson Avoids Jail Time for a Song

March 30, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Willie Nelson was up to his old tricks when a Border Patrol agent smelled pot smoke coming from the country legend’s tour bus in November. He was charged with marijuana possession and ordered to appear in a Texas court. To

Narcotics Officer Arrested for DUI after Wreck

March 25, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Police responded to a traffic accident on Old Spanish Trail to find a fellow officer already at the scene. The driver of one vehicle was an undercover narcotics officer for St. Tammany Parish who could not pass a breathalyzer

March Madness Comes to the Big Easy

March 23, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The teams have been whittled from sixty-four to sixteen, and two teams will see their journeys end tomorrow night in the New Orleans Arena. #3 BYU will face #2 Florida, and #4 Wisconson will face off against #8 Butler. Of all

30-Mile Oil Spill Appears in Gulf

March 23, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
On Monday afternoon, oil mousse and tar balls from what is reported to be a 30-mile oil spill were washing up on beaches spanning territory from Grand Isle to West Timbalier Island. According to reports, scientists are...

825 Alcohol Citations Issued Over Mardi Gras

March 11, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control was very busy over Mardi Gras cracking down on under age drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors. Throughout the entire state, officials gave over 825 citations, 666 of which were

Mardi Gras Wrap Up

March 9, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The arrival of Ash Wednesday has signaled the end of this year’s carnival. It was a damp Mardi Gras season, but large crowds have led the krewes to declare 2011 a success. A large number of raucous college students was due

A Star Studded Carnival

March 5, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
National news anchors, 80’s pop bands, soap opera actors, and talk show hosts will all be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Plenty of celebrity riders will be popping up in New Orleans this season, and as usual Endymion is...

The Show Must Go On

March 4, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
With an 80% chance of rain tonight, Mother Nature is not cooperating this carnival, but it takes more than a little rain to keep a good city down. All of tonight’s krewes will be rolling regardless of the weather. Hermes,...

Inaugural Krewe of Chewbacchus to Roll Sunday

March 4, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus will be rolling during Mardi Gras for the first time this year providing sci-fi afficionados with an outlet in the Carnival festivities. The parade, which is the brainchild of the 3 Ring