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Sobriety Checkpoints; What Are They?

Depending on one’s individual perspective, sobriety checkpoints are either considered a part of a comprehensive strategy for the interdiction of possible impaired drivers or...

No Refusal and Forced Blood Extraction

Certain parishes institute a “no refusal” program. Under these programs, an individual who “refuses” to voluntarily submit to a breath test will be served...

Trust Your Lawyer, No One Else (unless he tells you to)

Those arrested for drinking and driving seek solace and advice from the most unlikely sources. The advice is ample and free. It is usually...

WHEN CAN I GET OUT OF JAIL?

If you have been arrested for a criminal offense in Louisiana, your first thought will likely be getting out of jail. Every case is...

Congrats to Firm Attorney

Congrats to firm attorney, Allyson M. Prejean, on her invitation to speak at the Louisiana Union of Police Associations Quarterly Meeting this month in...

SCOOTERING WHILE INTOXICATED- COMING SOON TO A POLICE STATION NEAR YOU.

A Los Angeles man has been fined $550 and ordered to pay restitution for riding an electric scooter while intoxicated and knocking over a...

How Much is Too Much?

Let me start with a disclaimer: I do not encourage anyone to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. Everyone is different. Your body,...

Greatest Myth of the Self-Anointed Legal Dilettante

If you are a public figure in Acadiana, you receive special treatment in the legal system. False. I cannot speak for concert passes, stadium...

The Textalyzer – coming soon to a police department near you!

Over the last seven years, most states, including Louisiana, have banned texting by drivers, and public service campaigns have tried an array of tactics...

Dumb and Dumber in Baton Rouge

One would think that when it comes to the Constitution, people would show some respect and just leave well enough alone. Not so in...

Sober OWI …. yes, it’s a thing.

In Louisiana, a person can be convicted of OWI, even if there is no impairing substance present in the body. Strange but true. The...

New Jersey Court Declares Avvo, LegalZoom, and Rocket Lawyer Off-Limits

A joint opinion by three New Jersey Supreme Court committees has blacklisted three web-based services that match litigants with attorneys because of concerns over...