Legal Insights & Defense Strategies
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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...
DRUNK DRONING?
Droning While Intoxicated, Droning While Drunk, Drunk Droning … call it what you will but in Japan, it’s actually a crime. Lawmakers in Japan...
IRS AGENTS DIVERSIFY BY OFFERING WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN DWI CASES
IRS AGENTS DIVERSIFY BY OFFERING WITNESS ASSISTANCE IN DWI CASES (At least in their own cases) PORTSMOUTH — An Internal Revenue Service agent used...
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...
WARNING: Be Careful What You Where!
OK, I am sure that everyone can recall a story from childhood where their grandmother chided: “You need to make sure you are wearing...
Why You Will Hate City Court
Lafayette City Court handles as many OWI cases as any city court in Louisiana. The officers who make the majority of OWI arrests are...
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Calling social media “the next frontier in the developing law of the service of process over the internet,” a New York judge has allowed...
The BAT Bus
The Lafayette Police Alcohol Traffic Action Campaign (“ATAC”) has recently acquired a specialized vehicle specifically designed as a tool to combat drunk driving. The...
On The 12th Day Of Facebook
On the 12th day of Facebook, Facebook gave to me, 12 pouters pouting, 11 pokers poking, 10 haters hating, 9 “friends” I’m blocking, 8...
Cheap Lawyers Aren’t Good And Good Lawyers Aren’t Cheap
A man went into a lawyer’s office, and demanded to see the lawyer. He was escorted into the lawyer’s office. The man needed legal...