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OWI Defense Attorneys Prayer’s Answered. At least for now.

A quietly passed provision in Louisiana’s OWI statutory framework will fundamentally change how misdemeanor cases are handled, and defense attorneys are payingattention. On June...

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...

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...

The State’s Flawed Tool

Louisiana law says that an arresting officer can have you blow into a machine one time and get one number, and if that number...

Bones Regards Spock, The Ultimate OWI Practitioner

It has been said that practicing OWI defense law at its highest level is akin to playing three-dimensional chess. There are nuances and complications...

Feds Want BAC Reductions, MADD Opposes

The National Transportation Safety Board voted earlier this month to encourage states to lower their current legal blood alcohol content limits for drivers from...

Bones Regards Spock, The Ultimate OWI Practitioner

It has been said that practicing OWI defense law at its highest level is akin to playing three-dimensional chess. There are nuances and complications...

Welcome To The New Site

Welcome to the new site. If you got tired of looking at lawyer’s websites which gave appearance of being stuffy and disconnected, I have...

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...

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...

What’s Worse: Driving Drunk or Texting While Driving?

ORLANDO, FL, March 23, 2015 — PersonalInjury.com, the definitive source to find personal injury news stories and to find experienced injury attorneys, today called...

I Thought the Legal Limit Was .08

If you are over 21, it is – sort of. Under Louisiana law, if you are over 21 and you test above .08 on...