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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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. A few questions were submitted recently...

Following the recent exposure in the news media of corrupt practices within the NOPD of paying off-duty police officers detail wages for monitoring the city’s traffic camera program, Police Superintendent, Ronal Serpas,

In a press conference earlier today, Governor Jindal stated that the Army Corps of engineers will be opening the Morganza spillway sometime this weekend. The Atchafalaya River basin areas that will be affected by the gates...

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our second installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network fields questions from internet users about having a new lawyer appointed to your case; dropping...

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, 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...

Louisiana ATC Comissioner, Troy Hebert has recently announced plans to reign in spending practices at his office. Proposed initiatives include firing 6 employees (some are eligible for retirement and others are being offered

Cornell Hood II was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and a St. Tammany Parish judge decided that, in light of Hood’s prior convictions, he deserved life in prison. This was Hood’s fourth...

The young actor who has starred in TV shows such as Blue Mountain State, E.R., and Smallville has pled guilty to conspiracy to sell over 10,000 pills of oxycodone but is asking for leniency from the judge on account of...

This week we are launching what we hope will be one of many successful and engaging video blogs to help answer general legal questions from the public! For our first installment, Criminal Defense Attorney, Seth Bloom, of...

We’ve recently had a few questions submitted to us about DWIs.  DWI is a common mnemonic used in law enforcement that stands for “Driving While Intoxicated”. Someone submitted a question inquiring, “How long

As news emerged last night that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in a raid on a Pakistani compound by US Special Forces, an interesting story emerged of a man who live-blogged the raid without knowing what he was doing....

Today marks the first major day for Jazz Fest 2011 and the city is already visibly packed with tourists and festival-goers of all sorts. Many rental properties are being occupied exclusively for the festival weekend and...