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The Times Picaynue is reporting about the dissatisfaction of some folk who are plaintiffs in the case against ExxonMobil (and other big oil companies) for contaminating land near the Harvey Canal … and it is just one...

For most folk, when you think about drunk driving the worst case scenario is seeing those flashing red lights behind you, and knowing that you’re about to be taken down to jail with your license being at risk, your...

The news stories are filled with the mystery surrounding nurse Mindy Jordan’s cruise vacation over Mother’s Day weekend:  she’s missing, and it’s being reported that she fell into the ocean while...

Today’s Times-Picayune has a nice, big story about Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price driving his SUV (a Ford Expedition owned by the city, by the way) into a toll booth barrier a little before midnight on April 22nd...

Janice Gould died on the scene of a car crash yesterday, after her husband had some kind of medical event that precipitated his driving their SUV into an oncoming lane of IH12 where Janice’s side was hit by an oncoming

Since Katrina, there hasn’t been access to crime information for locals like folk in other parts of the country get all the time.  For example, over in San Antonio, anyone interested in the number of crimes in their...

This week, a bill was passed in the Louisiana House of Representatives that bans talking on handheld cellphones (and text messaging) when you’re driving.  This isn’t law yet — it still has to meet with...

The Food & Drug Administration is supposed to approve drugs as being safe for human consumption before they can be sold in the U.S. Marketplace.  This isn’t an ironclad guarantee these days — as demonstrated

In Louisiana, you only get so much time to file your lawsuit.  If you miss this deadline, then it doesn’t matter how valid your claim is – or how horrible the evildoer defendant is, or how serious the injuries...

Unfortunately, there are so many product recalls that it’s impossible to know whether or not everything you own – the car you drive, the toys the kids play with, the kitchen appliances you use, the food you eat...

Last month, the latest crime statistics for 2007 were released by the NOLA Police, and the national media jumped right on it. Seems the stats showed a 25% jump in violent crime over the past year. Lotsa Bank Robberies New...

If you haven’t heard it before now, then here it is: no DUI – DWI defense attorney is going to recommend that you voluntarily take a Breathalizer test when you’re pulled over for suspicion of driving drunk.

BloomLegal’s entry into representing cruise line injury victims brings with it all sorts of interesting tidbits of information, such as: 1.  Cruise Ships aren’t Made in U.S.A.  While it may sound down-right...

Pam Anderson married Paris Hilton’s exboyfriend (and Shannon Doherty’s ex-husband) last October, and now she’s filed suit, asking a court to annul her marriage to Rick Salomon. Remember annulment? ...

Well, Britney Spears’ two boys have not seen their mother since mid-January, and it’s not clear if they are going to be able to be near their mom anytime soon.  Reuters reports that the Commissioner (aka judge)...

 Thinking of taking a cruise, leaving New Orleans for a sweet spin through the Caribbean? Have you seen those inciting ads — 75% off vacation packages for a long weekend, or even a couple of weeks? Heck, Affordable...

Barron Hilton, Paris Hilton’s kid brother, got busted for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) early yesterday morning — the time of his Malibu arrest was 8:05 a.m.  Seems Barron took a breathilizer (did he check...

It’s not news that Britney Spears hasn’t been close with her parents, and that she doesn’t trust her dad, Jamie Spears.  What if Jamie Spears is an evildoer, and Britney’s right to distrust him? ...