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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...
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...
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...
Pot Plus Booze Doubles Odds For Drunk Driving, Study Says
Drinkers who smoke marijuana as they imbibe are twice as likely to drive drunk compared with people who stick to alcohol alone, a new...
Just A Slap On The Wrist ….. Well No Actually!
A local OWI prosecutor recently “checked in” on Facebook at the courthouse at a fairly late evening hour. A comment was posted that such...
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...
We Still Have A Waze To Go
Waze the popular Google traffic application makes it easy for drivers to share with fellow motorists the location of any speed traps or police...
Flawed Science: measuring my breath reveals what’s in my blood?
No, it doesn’t. It’s reasonable to assume that if the government gives you a test to determine if you’ve broken the law, the test...
Can I Get a Free Sniff?
OK, Franky is good. As a K-9 drug detector dog, he can smell marijuana inside a home from outside the closed door of a...
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...