Slidell Police Make First Bath Salt Arrests

January 12, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Slidell police made the first arrests in the State for the possession of narcotics that have been marketed as bath salts in Louisiana. The substances, which were added to the Schedule I narcotics list by Gov Bobby Jindal...

The Saints Are Headed to Seattle. Are You?

January 6, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
After the Saints clinched a playoff spot with their win over the falcons, Who Dat’s had been anxiously awaiting the results of last weekend’s game between the Rams and the Seahawks to find out our first round opponent....

New Year Proving to be Deadly

January 6, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The city is only five days into 2011, and the murder rate is already on the rise. Along with the partying and tourists that accompany the Sugar Bowl and New Year’s Eve, New Orleans has seen a rash of murders. In the early...

NOPD Announces 180 Arrests For NYE/Sugar Bowl

January 4, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
NOPD Superintendent, Ronal Serpas, recently released figures for NOPD arrests for the period including New Year’s Eve and Sugar Bowl preparations (Thursday December 30, 2010 to Saturday January 1, 2011). Total Arrests...

Jefferson Parish to Hold Gun Buyback Program

January 3, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will be holding its second annual gun buyback program with the intention of removing guns from the street and increasing resident safety. Last year’s...

Parole Granted for a Kidney Donation

January 3, 2011
Bloom Legal Network
Jamie Scott has served sixteen years in a Mississippi prison all the while receiving semi-daily dialysis treatment. Miles away her sister, Gladys Scott, has been imprisoned for the same crime, but Governor Haley Barbour will

Free Cab Rides on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2010
Bloom Legal Network
In their ongoing effort to reduce drunk driving accidents, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will be offering free cab rides home to any Jefferson Parish resident who has had too much to drink this New Year’s

Confederate Civil War Reenactments on the Rise

December 28, 2010
Bloom Legal Network
With the approach of the Sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War, states throughout the Southern region of the United States have seen an increase in Civil War Reenactments. One of the most prominent reenactments is...

Popular Frenchmen St Music Club to Ban Smoking

December 27, 2010
Bloom Legal Network
d.b.a, one of the most prominent Frenchmen St music clubs in New Orleans has announced that starting January 3rd of the new year, smoking will not be allowed inside. d.b.a will join notable New Orleans music venues such as...

Underfunded Public Defenders Forced to Cut Services

December 22, 2010
Bloom Legal Network
The Orleans Parish public defender’s office has been underfunded for years, but what was a cause for concern has now become a crisis. The office has instituted a hiring freeze, initiated plans to reduce legal...

DWI Checkpoint Downtown Tonight!

December 17, 2010
Bloom Legal Network
NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 12/17) in the Downtown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...