A DWI Checkpoint has been announced for tonight in New Orleans, specifically in the Marigny neighborhood. The New Orleans Police Department, per the requirments of Louisiana State law, has issued the following statement: “As required by the Louisiana Supreme Court, the New Orleans Police Department is issuing a public advisory regarding a sobriety checkpoint that… Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Alert
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Arrested for DWI: New York Knicks’ Jason Kidd
A DWI charge can happen to anybody–you, me, a friend, even a celebrity. Take the case of New York Knickerbocker’s point guard Jason Kidd who was arrested this past Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated. The star point guard, who was just recently picked up by New York in free agency from the Dallas… Continue reading Arrested for DWI: New York Knicks’ Jason Kidd
Traffic Ticket Alert – Limited lane reopening on Loyola Avenue
*Traffic Ticket Advisory* Beginning this week, Regional Transit Agency officials say, downtown New Orleans vehicular snarls caused by street closures on and around Loyola Avenue between the Westbank Expressway and Canal Street should begin to ease. On Monday, July 23rd, two lanes will reopen on the river side of Loyola Avenue from Poydras Street to… Continue reading Traffic Ticket Alert – Limited lane reopening on Loyola Avenue
Traffic Alert – French Quarter Street/Sidewalk Repairs to Begin
Automobile and pedestrian traffic will be impacted in the near future as the refurbishment of streets and sidewalks there is set to begin in earnest. On July 11th, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) hosted a Paths to Progress groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of repairs to ten street segments in the… Continue reading Traffic Alert – French Quarter Street/Sidewalk Repairs to Begin
Get a DUI when on probation, get 15 days in jail: JP judge
A Metairie, Louisiana woman was recently arrested in New Orleans on June 2, 2012 for a DWI and, as a result, she was placed on probation by an Orleans Parish judge. While she was on probation she was arrested and charged with another instance of driving drunk. Because of her second arrest, a Jefferson Parish… Continue reading Get a DUI when on probation, get 15 days in jail: JP judge
Obtaining Motorcycle Endorsements on License
Based on a recent press release of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, here is some helpful information concerning motorcycle endorsements for your drivers license. “The Louisiana Department of Public Safety sponsors motorcycle operator training courses that, when completed successfully, facilitate the process for obtaining the required endorsement on a motorcycle operator’s driver’s license. In order… Continue reading Obtaining Motorcycle Endorsements on License
Merchant seaman sue vessel owners over infamous piracy ordeal
The merchant seaman crew members of a container ship that was at the center of a piracy drama off Somalia in April 2009 are suing the boat owners for nearly fifty million dollars, alleging that their captain ignored warnings to sail clear of pirate-infested waters in and around Cape Horn off of Africa. The standoff… Continue reading Merchant seaman sue vessel owners over infamous piracy ordeal
Seat belt safety campaign on-going
According to a recent press release of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission seat belt enforcement is now a priority and Louisiana and federal traffic safety officials announced today that 127 law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket enforcement and awareness campaign. The May 21 to June 3… Continue reading Seat belt safety campaign on-going
Transvaginal mesh results in pain, injury and lawsuits
Thousands of women receiving transvaginal mesh surgical implants to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are now suffering from pain, bleeding, infection and other major complications. Many of the women injured by this product say that the conditions leading to their surgeries were nothing compared to the pain and suffering they… Continue reading Transvaginal mesh results in pain, injury and lawsuits
Transvaginal mesh phase-out announced by Johnson & Johnson
Medical supply company Johnson & Johnson plans to stop selling transvaginal mesh products, which have been linked to injuries. Similar products have triggered hundreds of lawsuits. Johnson and Johnson sent a letter Monday to judges overseeing patient lawsuits against the company. Johnson and Johnson says in the letter that it plans to phase out four… Continue reading Transvaginal mesh phase-out announced by Johnson & Johnson